Bryan County Schools plans to honor three Air Force crew who died in a 1956 crash near what is now the district’s administration office in Black Creek, saving the lives of more than 100 students in the process. The incident occurred Oct. 29, 1956, when a B-26 crashed near what was then Black Creek School. According to media reports at the time, school Principal J.O. Hurst and other witnesses said the disabled plane appeared to be heading for the school when the pilot “made a successful attempt to miss the brick school occupied by 110 students.”
Bryan County Schools to honor B-26 crew from 1956 crash
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