Ensign E. C. Ritchie, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #3454 in 1929. Graduated U. S. Naval Academy, Class of 1926.
LT (J.G.) Ritchie resigned his commission in Dec. 1930 in order to work for the Glenn L. Martin Co. as a test pilot. While testing a new Martin dive bomber for the Navy at NAS Anacostia, he was killed when his aircraft came apart during a test dive.
Survived by his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of Baltimore.
LT (J.G.) Ritchie resigned his commission in Dec. 1930 in order to work for the Glenn L. Martin Co. as a test pilot. While testing a new Martin dive bomber for the Navy at NAS Anacostia, he was killed when his aircraft came apart during a test dive.
Survived by his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of Baltimore.
Ensign E. C. Ritchie, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #3454 in 1929. Graduated U. S. Naval Academy, Class of 1926.
LT (J.G.) Ritchie resigned his commission in Dec. 1930 in order to work for the Glenn L. Martin Co. as a test pilot. While testing a new Martin dive bomber for the Navy at NAS Anacostia, he was killed when his aircraft came apart during a test dive.
Survived by his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of Baltimore.
LT (J.G.) Ritchie resigned his commission in Dec. 1930 in order to work for the Glenn L. Martin Co. as a test pilot. While testing a new Martin dive bomber for the Navy at NAS Anacostia, he was killed when his aircraft came apart during a test dive.
Survived by his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of Baltimore.
Gravesite Details
Internment on 08 NOV 1931 in the Ritchie family plot
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