The New York herald., 1921-02-28

an hour. The plane fell in heap and
pilot was instantly killed.
c. STAPLETON. field clerk at Heller
Field. Newark. ". j.. killed on April
IL, 1920. He went with PiFot Robinson
for joy ride in small training plane
After flying few minutes Robinson
commenced to do stunts. putting shir
into tail spin. with the evident inten-
ton Of frightening the clerk, who never
had been up before; attempted to spin
too close to the ground and crashed
recciving fractured skull Robinson
comparatively uninjured.
Fell From Wing OF Plane.
RICHARD w. WRIGHT. pilot, killed
April 10, 1920, was riding IN aeroplane
with Pilot Mark c. Hogue from Phila-
delphia to Washington. About ten miles
out of Philadelphia the engine threw a
connecting rod and set the oil on fire In
the crank case. Pilot Wright became
frightened and climbed out on the wing
of the machine and either Jumped or
fell off at an altitude OF 800 feet. Hogue
landed the machine without damage.
but ran back 10 locate Wright and the
machine burned. Wright died two days
later from internal injui les. Wright
was 2 new pilot on the division and was
accompanying Hogue to learn the route.
w. J. McCANDLESS, superintendent
at Oskaloosa. Iowa. killed May -. 1920.
McCandless was riding with d new pilot
TO look over the route, which was TO be
opened on May IS, they became lost
and attempted TO land in order to And
out where they were. In landing, the
pilot drifted into tree and crashed.
McCandless In mail compartment, not
being strapped in, was thrown forward.
striking his head against corner of the
sasolene tank. receiving fractured
skull. He died Immediately and the
pilot was slightly injured.
NEIL c. MONTHS. mechanic, killed at
Cleveland, Ohio, on June 7. 1920; he
was flying mechanic accompanying
Pilot Harris: on taking the air at Cleve-
land on trip for Chicago one of the en-
gines cut out and Pilot Harris mis-
Judged his speed trying to get back
into the field; the ship stalled and
crashed. Months being thrown out and
killed; Harris was injured to such an
extent that ne was unable to return to
the service.
c. NANISTA. mechanic, killed at Chi
cago on August 7. 1920; he was warming
UP the engines on a ship preparatory to
flight and crawled under wing and
stuck his head into moving propeller.
being Instantly killed.
ROBERT GAUTIER, pilot. killed at
College Park, Md, on August 22. 1920 t.
he was applicant for a position as mail
pilot and was making practice flight
to qualify for position as regular; he
ran into n radio mast and crashed to the
ground with engine running wide open ;
force of crash burst gasolene tank, set
ting ship on fire Gautier died two days
later.
MAX MILLER, pilot, and GUSTAVE
RIERSON. mechanic, killed at New
Vernon. N. j.. September /, 1920, flying
in Junker monoplane from New York to
Chicago; evidently experienced motor
trouble near Morristown, and while COM
ing into field for landing fire broke out
on plane Immediately following which
ship dived straight into the ground from
altitude OF $50 feet, bursting into
flames; the ship and cargo were COM
pletely destroyed; men instantly killed
in crash.
WALTER ]. STEVENS, pilot, and r.
THOMAS, mechanic. killed at Pember-
vile, Ohio, September IA, 1920; they
were flying Junker monoplane from
Cleveland to Chicago: eviedntly expert
enced motor trouble in vicinity of Penn
berville: while gliding into land ship
burst into flames. plunging straight to
ground; plane and cargo destroyed by
fire; pilot and mechanic instantly killed
in crash.
Plane Thrown Into Rapids.
F. r. ROBINSON, pilot. killed at Mill
lersburg. Pa. September 27. 1920; flying
from New York to Bellefonte. following
Susquehanna River from Harrisburg to
Lewisburg; ran into telegraph and tele-
phone cables crossing river at Millers-
burg. throwing plane to rapids OF the
river; pilot being killed instantly. Rob-
inson was the pilot who was stunting
at Newark when the clerk. Stapleton.
was killed.
BRYAN McMULLEN. pilot. killed at
Batavia, Ill, October 16. 1920; flying
from Chicago TO Omaha in rainy and
foggy day, found he could not proceed
beyond Batavia because of weather con-
ditions; he picked out field and at
tempted to land; misjudged flying
speed stalled engine and crashed to the
ground. being instantly killed. The day
previous McMullen had had a similar
wreck In Chicago. htt had escaped in
jury. although his plane was wrecked;
the authorities believe that while he was
an exceptionally good flyer he became
of his ability and was
careless.
JOHN p. WOODWARD, pilot. killed
at Tie Siding, Wyo.. October 20, 1920
on way from Salt Lake City to Chey-
enne; passed Laramie and ran into
heavy snowstorm in mountains Just east
OF that point; could not get through
and turned back crashed to ground try
ing TO find place to land: ship struck
at an angle Of about IS degrees, show
ing that ground was invisible at the
time: killed instantly.
X M. STEWART. pilot. killed near
MfnneapoiIs MINI, February 8. 1921;
mechanic who was In ship with him re-
ported that shortly after leaving Min
neapolis for Chicago right motor cut
out pilot shut OF other motor and
looked for field to land. holding nose of
ship 10 earth during glide, mechanic
tried 70 call his attention to error. but
aid not succeed In time TO prevent ship
falling into tail spin and crashing: pilot
instantly killed. mechanic suffered
broken leg and broken shoulder.
II. II. ROWE, pilot. w. L. CARROLL,
pilot and II. d. HILL. mechanic, killed
flying Junker monopiane from Lone
Rock TO Lacrosse. Wis, February y,
1921: Rowe was instructing Pilot Car
roll in use Of the ship; they approached
the field at Lacrosse, preparing to land
with everything working satisfactorily
on glide into field at 500 feet. ship sud-
aeniv pIunred into ground. whereupon
Il burst into flames and was entirely de-
stroyed all three men killed in crash.