Mystery Reason For Okaloosa Island Plane Crash
A Cessna 172 from Eglin Aero Club crashed in a parking lot on Okaloosa Island after failing to land on U.S. 98. Pilot Robert Blake and passenger Jean Blake, both 47, suffered non fatal injuries. FAA investigators will take months to determine cause while the wreckage is examined at Eglin Hospital.
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Okaloosa Island
Eglin Air Force Base
Aero Club
U.S. 98
Robert Blake
Jean
Shalimar
Blake
Eglin Regional Hospital
Brooks Bridge
Jourdon
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa Boulevard
Buddy
Blakes
Eglin
Oxford
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Obituaries for Hocott and Waggener in Destin area
Master Sgt. Oather William Hocott, U S Air Force retired at 69, died Oct 23 1985 at his Destin residence. Born Huntington Ark, he served over 20 years and retired in 1961. Survivors include children, brothers, sisters and 10 grandchildren. Timothy Lee Waggener, 21, died Oct 26 1985 from injuries in an automobile crash. Born Amarillo Texas, he lived nine years in the area. he is survived by his parents, sister, grandparents, and other relatives.
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Oather
William Hocott
U.S. Air Force
Beach Drive
Destin
Huntington
Ark
Hocott
Destin United Methodist Church
Disabled American Veterans
Fort Walton Beach
John R. Bunkley
Merritt Isle
Fla
Eugene Bunkley
Baldwin V. Bunkley
Tallahassee
Donald Hocott
Tennessee
Connie Hocott
Bruce Hocott
Springdale
Cleo Hocott
Guy Hocott
Greenwood
Nawasa Whitaker
Bernice Eldred
Pruddie Colley
Hastings, Mich
Connie Richmond
Raymonville
Texas
Timothy Lee Waggener
Kelly St
Amarillo
Waggener
Tornado On Okaloosa Island Ravages Homes
Randy and Dorothy Thomas faced a dawn tornado that demolished their Sailfish Drive home and damaged nearby properties on Okaloosa Island Fort Walton Beach. The couple’s dog died from debris while Okaloosa County Commissioner Mike Mitchell noted $500000 plus in damages and a striking straight-line path across the neighborhood.
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Randy
Dorothy Thomas
Randy Thomas
Okaloosa Island
Thomas
Santa Rosa Sound
U.S. 98
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
Thomases
Gulf of Mexico
Mitchell
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LVAD
Perfection
America
Design A.G.A. Certified
Dorothy
Mr. Thomas
Mexico City
Fire Department Were
Charlie
Sailfish Drive
First Mutual
N. Eglin Pkwy
P.O
Ft. Walton Beach
Mary Esther
Niceville
John Sims
P.O. Box
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