Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-17

THE AIR Many
DURING 1918

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Since the first of the year the fol
lowing fatalities in aviation have
been reported in the Star-Bulletin:
January "a Charles Nieuport, de
signer Of the fastest aeroplane, and
his mechanician. killed at Etamps,
France
March 2STwo Japanese military
aviators killed.
April S--Lieut. Chandler killed at
San Diego. Lieut., Brerefon being in
jured. aeroplane.
May 2Aviator Jansen decapitat-
ed trying to start his hydroplane at
Oakland, Cal
May 3Takaishi, aviator, killed at
Ki0to, Japan, fall from machine.
May 5-ChaFles Carlson, a Milwau-
kee aviator, killed near Silver Lake,
machine falling when engine stopped.
May 9Lieut. ]. D. Park, U. s. A.,
killed at Los Angeles. aeroplane strik-
ing tree. Ninth army victim.
May 27-Lieut. Desmond Arthur,
aviation corps British army, killed at
MontrOse, aeroplane turning turtle
at great height.
June 1--Joseph Wilson, aeronaut of
many years experience, scraped on
trapeze bar by telegraph wires. fell
80 feet, killed almost instantly, at
Newman, Cal.
z June flames Coloyan, pupil In
aviation, killed at Cicero aerodrome,
Chicago, wire of his curtiss biplane
having caught In tree.
June 5Aviator Bernard and a pas
senger killed at Bue, France, biplane
turning turtle in midair.
June 12-Andrew Drew, pupil of
OrTille Wright. killed at Lima, Ohio,
by fall 200 feet wnen his biplane took
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June IT. German aviator killed at
Mytho, Indo-C China, by fall Of machine
1000 feet.
June 1s-Ayiator Krastel and his
mechanician killed at Johannesthal
aviation course, machine turning
at so feet height
June 20 Ensign William d. Bill
Ingsiey killed, Lieut.. John n. Towers
seriously injured. at Annapolis naval
academy. biplane colIapsing.
July 8-Lieut Loren Cal, army av-
Iator, killed sin biplane accident at
Houston, Texas. Tenth army victim.
July I'm. Berth and son killed
1T Paris. Aviator Dieterickho killed
1t Muhlansen, Germany, in making a
landing.
July 15-Lieut. Stoll of German av- |
alton corps. died at Jueterborg as re-
suit of machine striking tree in /
anding.
July H-Maior w. Hewitson, mem
Der Of Royal Artillery Corps and |
Military Flying Corps, England, |
killed at army aerodrome by falling |
II monoplane.
August 21--Iientenant Schmidt
ziIled by aeropIane co1lapaing all
aalberstadt, Germany.
August 25-Lieut. Sanseyere and I
sapper La Forge killed at villaeou-
,lay, France. aeroplane..
Sept First Lieutenant Moss L. II
love, 18th Cavalry, u. s. A., student |
It army aviation school, San Diego,
,al., killed while operating army /
leroplane over North Island. Elev-
nth army victim
Sept. Two lieutenants Of Ger
nan aviation corps killed at Breig,
russia, by plane eollapsing in diff /
Eult maneuver
Sept 9--Herr Ringer, German ayia-
or, killed at Berlin.
Sept Flour persons killed at i
,uechenburen, Germany, by militaryd'
eroplane plunging into a crowd. NJ
Sept. 12-Aviatof Hans LorenS
iilled at Muenser, Germany, said tb
"a 295th fatality since heavier. thak,,
liz machines came into use.
Sept. 16-P. C. Davis died at Chica-
o from tetanns, result Of accident
D exhibition flight.
Oct. Ruth Hildreth. killed and /
Ter sister Helen fatally injured
truck in crowd by Lincoln Beachey's
eroplane at Hammondsport, N Y.
Oct. 14Aviator Albert Jewell van
shed while high in air at New York, I
opposed to have been blown to, sea.
Or 8 o'clock yesterday morning,