The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-03
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LIKES AVIATION
MYRON BACON SPENT HOLIDAYS
WITH HIS PARENTS IN GRAND.
FORKS.

Myron Bacon. cadet in the Royal
Flying corps at Toronto, Ontario, has
returned to his post of duty after
spending the Christmas holidays With
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Bacon,
and with friends in Grand Forks.
!, Cadet Bacon expressed himself as
well pleased WITH his experiences and
his course Of training with the Cana
!. dian aviation forces.
'.'The officers Of the Royal Flying
corps, most of whom has seen actual
service in the battle fronts Of Europe,
are the finest Fellows one could wish
to meet" said Mr.. Bacon. "They are
the strictest displinarians, but when
off duty they are as royal good friends
as one could ask for.
"I have enjoyed meeting my home
friends this week, but am glad to be
getting back to my work. Our one
ambition is to get the kaiser and
when that task is done I will be ready
to reurn home and get into civilian
duties again."
Mr.. Bacon expressed the deepest re-
gret over the unfortunate mishap in
which two Of his fellow aviators lost
their lives when they ran into his
plane as he was making landing
some few weeks ago. An authentic
story Of the accident had not been
sent out for the reason that no official
report was given out by the officers OF
the corps, and the dispatches sent to
this section were gathered by newspa,
per.writers on the outside. A court of
inquiry was held after the accident,
as is always done in such cases, and
the officers completely exonerated Mr.
Bacon from any blame. -
It appears thst there are standing
orders that no driver Of any govern
ment vehicle shall be on road which
crosses grounds when an airoplane IS
making landing, and it is supposed
these two young aviators in a motor
cycle did not OBSERVE the plane which
Cadet Bacon YVES bringing to the
ground, and he could not hea" them
because of the noise Of his own ma.
chine and did not see them until the;
were nearly upon him. He attempted
to elevate his plane, but their motor
cycle at high speed struck the wheels
of his under carriage and he; were
thrown with such force that the fatal
tiles resulted. The air machine was
crippled SO that Cadet Bacon had diff
ficulty in landing after he had n!:.ce
two attempts.
That Cadet Bacon has the fullest
confidence of his officers is shown by
the fact that he has been flying every
day since when conditions were such
that he could do so, and in fact he was
in the air again the afternoon Of the
accident. He expressed the deepest
sympathy for the parents OF tht
youths who lost their lives.
Zone Of tie t!:ings that imI'resses
the American coming into close cor
tact with the Caradians and British
people," said Nj. Bacor, "is the dif
ferent feeling apparent in regal t:
the war. Over there they take it a:
a more personal matter to see that tn
war is pushed to successful conclu
sion from the standpoint of the allies
and they put their whole hearts int
it. Naturally this is partially &C
counted for by the fact that there ar
few families that have not lost one O
more relatives in the war. No doub
this spirit will grow in the SUnite'
States as the war progresses, and tn
casualty lists brings the real serious
ness to us in this country.
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