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John David "Drake" Crofts 1911 - 1969

John David Crofts of Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia was born on April 19, 1911 in Bendigo to John Christopher Crofts and Mary Ellen Esther (Hosking) Crofts. He had siblings Alfred Roy Crofts, Rita Crofts, and Lorna Mary Crofts. John Crofts died at age 58 years old in 1969 in Bendigo.

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In 1911, in the year that John David "Drake" Crofts was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1937, he was 26 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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Crofts, Caroline (Apr 3, 1906 - Nov 1988) Crofts, Lila (Jan 29, 1916 - Oct 15, 2005) Crofts, Clyde (Feb 16, 1918 - Oct 16, 1992) Crofts, Helene (Apr 17, 1911 - Feb 2, 2002) Crofts, Florence (Aug 6, 1891 - May 1967) Crofts, Myrtle (May 9, 1889 - Feb 1985) Crofts, Laurence (Jul 30, 1924 - Feb 23, 2006) Crofts, Polar (Sep 15, 1883 - Jun 1969) Crofts, Thomas (Apr 15, 1903 - Jul 1973) Crofts, William (Jul 22, 1891 - Jan 1971)
Crofts, Viola (Nov 7, 1906 - May 1985) Crofts, John (Jul 21, 1906 - Dec 1965) Crofts, Jean (Sep 12, 1924 - Jan 3, 2011) Crofts, Lillian (Jan 5, 1906 - Oct 1984) Crofts, Mary (Oct 1, 1892 - Sep 1973) Crofts, Martha (Mar 31, 1923 - Jan 10, 1989) Crofts, Sophie (Jan 26, 1920 - Apr 17, 2008) Crofts, Margaret (Jun 15, 1918 - Sep 6, 2000) Crofts, Alice (Sep 21, 1901 - Nov 16, 1999) Crofts, Caroline (Jan 12, 1940 - Aug 20, 2004)
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