The light plane exploded and crashed in a field as a farmer watched nearby. It should not be stored in the dark.". Roose, 41, was the artist who painted the portrait of the 500-mile race winner each year. Thanks for your help! Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Once one gives ground to another, the other fellow will be the boss forever after that. HistoricIndianapolis.com P.O. I never was about to back off and let somebody pass me in a jam.". Shaw's legacy at the Speedway is unique in that he was one of the most successful drivers ever to grace the track, and he, alongside Anton "Tony" Hulman, was a key figure in guiding the Speedway from the brink of extinction to growing international prominence and financial vibrancy in the years following World War II. 06:40 BS shares what he learned about his father's last words and moments. Source: The Indianapolis Times May 28, 1955. HOMER GINTER, owner of the farm, who was working on his tractor, said he heard a roar, looked up and saw the plane in pieces, 20 to 30 feet from the ground. Hepburn had been one of Shaws biggest rivals on the track. During a meeting soon after the tire test, Rickenbacker informed Shaw that what was left of the track would be demolished and the land turned into a housing subdivision. Wilbur Shaw. It occurred with regularity in those days and was just taken as a fact of life. The light plane exploded and crashed in a field as a farmer watched nearby. Both his time as IMS president and life were cut short in a plane crash near Decatur, IN on October 30, 1954, one day before his fifty-second birthday.
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