Joel W. Thorne (16 October 1914 New York City – 17 October 1955 North Hollywood, California) was an American racecar driver, engineer, and playboy. He died when he crashed his private plane, after what witnesses described as "stunting",[1] into an apartment building, killing three residents including a two-month-old baby.[2][3] Thorne raced his own cars is the Indianapolis 500, and later went on to attempt to design aircraft.
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