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- According to the 1930 Harris County, Texas Federal census, Albert's father was born in Arkansas. His mother was born in Tennessee.
- Amarillo Globe-Times (Texas)
Monday, 22 September 1947 - pg. 4 [via Newspapers.com]
Flying Instructor, Student Injured in Crash Landing
HOUSTON, Sept. 22 -- A flying instructor and his student today were recovering from injuries they received when they were forced to crash-land a light plane at the South Main Airport yesterday afternoon.
Albert Ray Hilton, 44 years old, was flying the plane about 100 feet above the ground when the craft developed engine trouble. He made a "pancake" landing on a vacant lot adjoining the flying field. Hilton suffered a cut over his left eye, possible broken nose and bruises...
[Robert N. Owens was the 20-year-old student bruised in the crash.]
- Per his certificate, Albert's cause of death was noted as, "Burned in aeroplane accident." This was due to "mechanical failure of air craft" and "falling of air craft."
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas)
Friday, 11 August 1950 - pg. 11 [via Newspapers.com]
Cotton Duster Killed
BENJAMIN (AP) Albert Ray Hilton, 47 of Houston, was killed when his cotton dusting plane crashed eight miles east of here Thursday.
Witnesses said he apprently was trying to fly under a power line when the plane rammed into trees and burst into flames.
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Texas)
Friday, 11 August 1950 [via The Portal to Texas History]
News Of The Day
HOUSTON, Aug. 11 (UP) -- Albert Ray Hilton, 47-year-old Houston pilot, was killed yesterday when his light plane crashed and burned while he was dusting cotton in Munday, Texas, his wife said here today.
Witnesses said Hilton apparently was flying too low in an attempt to dodge power lines when his plane struck a tree and crashed.
Mrs. Hilton said her husband was flying for the Southland Dusting company of Plainview. She said she had been begging him to stop flying, but that he only laughed at her fears.
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