The Mystery of the Rum Plane

The Mystery of the Rum Plane

On May 15, 1922, a Curtis biplane crashed on a farm near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, carrying a cargo of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. The incident has come to be known as "The Mystery of the Rum Plane."

The Crash

As darkness fell, the aircraft circled over farmland owned by former Westchester County deputy sheriff George McCall, located approximately a mile above Croton and a quarter-mile from the Tumble Inn roadhouse. The pilot initially hesitated to land, circling repeatedly be

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