New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Gino, Italian
Filler, Is Killed
In NoseD Dive
Mineola Instructor Loses
Life While Doing Stunts"
for Sunday Throng
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune,

NHpeC'0t DtSpGtch to The Tribune1
MlNEoLA, L. l., July 7.-Serrean,
Glafeiice Gino, instructor Of many ot
the Italian Royal Flying Corps most
famous "aces" lost his life at Hazel
hurst Field to-day while teachinp
American flying officers how to dowr
the Boche.
Inc man who had flown many times
side by side with death when manruv.
ring one of the giant Caproni warplane.
against the enemy in the cloud battle.
nelds above the Alps, met his end in
little Italian scouting plane.
Sergeant Gino was to have Aowr
down Fifth Avenue this week dropping
1iowers on the flag-draped coffin Of
former Mayor Mitchell. just as he did
several weeks ago at the funeral OF
one of his graduate pupils, the late
Captain Antonio Silvio Resnati who
also was killed at Mineola. Instead
other aviators will hover above St
Patrick's Cathedral some day late this
week and shower floral tributes on the
sergeant's coffin as the gun caisson
| bears it to the church.
Was Marvellous Instructor
Army officers declared that Sergeant
Glno's death was great loss to the
Allied cause. His ability to teach
others how to fly was considered
nothing short of marvellous. The Ital.
ian government sent him to this coun.
try to give American student fiiers the
benefit of his talents. Aside from his
WORK as instructor, he helped in Rec
Cross and Liberty Loan drives. max
ing bombing" flights over New York
Washington and Philadelphia.
Sergeant Gino's trips into the al,
yesterday were exhibition fights, partl,
Tor the entertainment of distinguished
guests and at the same time for tn.
instruction of students.
Major General Kenly, chief of tn,
department ~ of Military Aeronautics a
Washington, making his first inspectio,
of the Mineola field, was one of tn.
visitors. Officers of Allied aviation
missions were present, many Of then
accompanied by their wives
General kenly accompanied Sergean'
Gino on his first fight. This was II
the first Americanbui Caproni, fitted
with three Liberty Motors, which haf
its third trial flight yesterday. Ser
geant Gino is master Of this type OF
battle plane, which weighs four ane
one-half tons and carries nine passen.
| gers and sixty bombs.
Last week, he completed the instruc
tion of fifty American officers in the
maneuvring of the Caproni These
officers were on the field yesterday ant
received a postgraduate course from
their tutors exhibition fight with Gen
eral kenly a passenger. After the
flight General Kenly complimented tht
, sergeant for his skill in handling the
big pattle plane.
The Italian pilot next went up in All
Italian scouting plane equipped with
Spad engine. He wanted to show
what could be done with the machine
which has become famous for it's raids
into enemy country.
Mineola had come to expect exploits
! OF especial daring from Sergeant Cine
on Sundays when he was not officially
on duty as instructor If the visitors
expected sensation yesterday, they
were not disappointed. Not waiting
until he had approached anything neal
what is considered a safe distance in
the air for Stunts" the veteran OF
| the clouds began to put MS machine
through all the wild gyrations that
have been evolved from battle neces.
sity.
Nose Dive Costs Life
He rolled his machine IN an imita-
tion OF ocean breakers. His side slips
brought gasps from his student flers
on the ground. He put his machine
through all the tricks which he ex-
pectcd his students to resort to when
they fly against the Germans. All these
were only few yards above ground.
he was scarcely 800 feet up when
he essayed the most daring of his
stunts" the nose dive, which cost
him his life Aviators employ this
man9uvre to escape when an enemy
has them virtually trapp,l. The ma
chine is turned nose down, so there is
no air support under the wings, and
then follows dead fall until the ma
chine is out of the enemy's range, when
l. is righted again.
Ordinarily, this feat IS never at
tempted short of at least 1000 feet
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