Retired Airline Pilot Perishes in Oceanside Plane Crash
An 83-year-old, former pilot for United Airlines died on Tuesday when his small plane crashed in a ravine in Oceanside, California. Throughout most of his life, Cecil Edward Judge was a pilot, serving in World War II and using the GI Bill to put himself through training as a pilot. He flew for United Airlines until he was into his 60's and, his son remembers, they almost had to force him out.
The plane crash occurred shortly after Judge's takeoff from the Oceanside Municipal Airport. Individuals near the airport when the plane took off reported hearing something not quite right with the engine just before the crash. The plane appeared to just barely make it over the tops of some trees before circling lazily and heading towards the ravine.
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