Robert Serling Dies

Robert J. Serling, 92, one of the nation's top aviation writers and the author of the best-selling novel "The President's Plane Is Missing," died May 6 in a hospice facility in Tucson. He had cancer.

Mr. Serling, the older brother of the late "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling, was a longtime aviation writer for the United Press International wire service. Robert Serling became UPI's aviation editor in Washington in 1960, the same year his first book, "The Probable Cause: The Truth About Air Travel Today," was published.

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Survivors include his wife of seven years, Patricia Hoyer; his two children; and four grandsons.

Rest In Peace, Robert.