Single-engine Cessna Crashes in Virginia, Air Force General Dies

From Sky News:

A pilot who died when his light aircraft crashed just a few metres away from a house was reportedly a US Air Force general.

The single-engine Cessna 210 came down in a field near a retirement community in Williamsburg, Virginia. There was no fire when it crashed.

State police confirmed that 54-year-old Joseph D Brown IV and his wife, 52-year-old Susan S Brown, were killed, along with their pet dog.

Mr Brown had reportedly clocked up more than 4,300 flying hours in his background with the USAF, mainly in B1s and B52s.

He also served combat time in operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.