Mary's daughter were going to drive her to the crash site.
Here's an article about the fly-in he was headed to. I met him there, 11 years ago, and attended a couple more times. He was typical of the pilots who flew the grand warbirds and other old planes,j skilled and good-natured and always the center of a conversation.
http://ottumwacourier.com/local/x163...kesburg-fly-in