Two Fatally Injured Not Positively Identified, But Suspected To Be Tom And Elaine Huf

An antique Cessna T-50 that had been missing since Labor Day was discovered Sunday morning in a field in Harford Township in Susquehanna County, PA. The "Bobcat" was thought to be one belonging to Tom and Elaine Huf, who have been missing for the same period of time.

The plane had last been seen Monday departing from Ohio and then refueling in Williamsport, PA. The search began Thursday when the couple missed a meeting with a friend.

The person who owns the property where the plane was found said she remembered hearing a plane overhead Monday that sounded like it was in trouble, and then heard a crash. She told family members Tuesday about what she had heard, but no one knew there was an airplane missing. The two bodies were still inside the wreckage when it was discovered Sunday morning.

Investigators said there were thunderstorms in the area where the plane went down Monday.

Aero-TV profiled Huf and his Bobcat in 2010. Cessna introduced their very first twin-engine aircraft to the civilian market, the T-50 “Bobcat,” in 1940.  Shortly after, the U.S. Army ordered 33 specially crafted T-50s for multi-engine advanced trainers, designated as AT-8s. 

With the outbreak of the of World War II, however, the United States Army Air Forces adopted the Bobcat as a light personnel transport, designating them as “US-78s.”  It was through these roles that led to the famous “Bamboo Bomber” nickname.

From the 5,400 Bobcats produced overall, only about 40 airframes remain today, with only half of that number airworthy.

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