Evening star., 1926-11-12
LIEUT.. TOMLINSON
CRASHES IN PLANE
IN CUP RACE TRIAL
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In the air it didn't seem like it had
any wings at all. I hit the water
a little too hard this comrades as
sure him differently. and all OF a
sudden l saw big swell coming
toward me. The left wing was down
and the right wing and right pom
toon We're up at an angle. ! gave
her the gun. but not pop came out
Of the engine. Then I knew some
thing was going to happen. SO
dropped the stick dropped the throt :
tie and braced myself against the
cowline (the rim Of the cockpit and
| went on my back.
II had my eyes open under water
ard could see everything. and then
I began to tear myself loose.
slipped the belt and started tearing
things left and right. / pulled the
gadget, which causes a part of the
cockpit to fall away and make it
easier to get out but | was caught
Finally I cut myself loose"
'"rhen l started swimming to the
surface. Did you ever try to swim
with a parachute on? Well. it's not
so good. When l got on top / waved
that l was all right and saw the
flying boat coming toward fle."
Tries Out In Other Plane.
Lieut.. Tomlinson has one consola
tion. Owing to the tricky charac cter.
iStics Of the plane he might have
gotten into trouble in making the
acute turn around the pylons outln-
ing the race course. Lieut.. Tomlin.
son began the reliability trials in the
Curtiss pursuit plane assigned him
at | o'clock
Lieut.. Tomlinson had just begun
his reliability trials. which require a
short flight. taxing landing and TAX
ing off. He was forced to repeat the
test with the pursuit plane.
Lieut.. TOmlfnsOn recently was as
signed to the sir station from the Pa
cific Coast where he had lengthy ex.
perience in high speed pursuit planes
He was. perhaps. the closest friend
of the late Lieut.. F. H. Conant. ID
whose death worked serious hard.
ship on the entire team, the latest
reaction from which was felt this
morning.
A last-minu'c thake-ur in the Amer
lean team va effected today by Ad
miral Moffelt.
Admiral Moffett. taking personal
command of the team owing to the
illness Of Lieut. Comdr. Wick. ap
pointed Lieut.. Tomlinson to replace
Lieut.. G. G. Champion. ir.. Of the
Bureau of Aeronautics. and also as
signed Lieut.. George T. Cuddihy Of
the Anacostia Air Station to fly the
An-Curtis racer which Lieut.. Coma MT
was to have ploted.
Got Cmddihy's Plane.
Then he gave a plane originally as
signed to Lieut.. Cuddihy and equipped
with Packard engine to Lieut.. Tom
linson. and it was in this that Tomlin
son crashed. The third American en-
try, Lieut.. G.. F. Schilt. Marine Corps
of Quantico. Va. will fly as original,
selected. plotting the Army Curtis
racer that won the trophy in Balti
more last yeas.
The explanation for the changes
was understood to have centered
around the lack of flying time Lieut.
Champion had in the racing planes
due to cold weather conditions here
Lieut.. Champion had made only one
fight in the Curtiss plane with the
new Curtiss engine and this resulted
almost disa as the engine
propeller and wing radiator were
badly damaged. Navy mechanics
however. soon put it in good condition
and it now ia rated as the fastest
i, ship the America possess.
Lieut.. Cuddihv qualified in the re
liability trials this morning. and his
plane now is at anchor In Little Bay
where 1t will remain until O'Clock
this evening.