Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12

plane. wasp engine equipped. These
large tires were necessary TO insure
greater safety and prepare the plane
better 10 withstand the punishnn<r,
u was 20 get upon landing in QuilaE.
Upon the completion Of the runway
l proceeded 20 Quilaii and attempted
a landing.
The first attempt was a failure.
approached for q landing in the nor
mai way. but owing TO the rough
ness, shortness and n&rrowness OF
me nssd q normal landing could
not be made
Bounced 80 Feet.
On my next attempt. I decided 20
irop the plane into the field Th>
nrst drop vas abou, ~ .ees. ! rolled
! short distance and bounced 80 ses,.
Then the plane hic the ground AGAR.
bounced 10 feet. and rolled I'D 70 the
deep ditch az the end o. the -Ncea.
got cut Of the plane, expecting -
nnd bali OF it spread GU: "a IRE
ground, But was surprised 20 Ell
IL intact The hrs, 20 gree, re ur-cn
landing was Lieut.. Gould His rs;
words were. My God. Schilr. an angel
from heaven would BE no r,crs wei
come than you
My next IVORY was 70 rsc .,.,. ~
the field" and hack 20 seT,i-ciVli,-.,
ton through the heavy machine xu7
are the plane Was unSer.
After taking aecart Iieu,. HS,ASl
whc had eeen wounded in the head
was ready 20 attempt q tSSs~<.sy> ,s.,,
sturdy Marines held each wf-r "a
while I started the engine. As i ~
sresded up. the Marines turned sr<es.
the wings ss,aul,a aecussy.
hn Ridge on rake-oG.
! vas es.apauaed forward ia,a =
ridge. which bounced me 10 feet. W.,
the plane was fast gathering syr~>s
ard On the next ScuGce we remained
aScst, ard the rsane Was intact.
What glorious feeling. New. Il
We ecCl6 successfully dodge ~
machine sGns ahead. ne were vsrtSsl
" safe. nv plane WAS en&ru,e>s. Nu,
l-seos. famscr Scrscnsr. who ~SS
above uas ~ an escu<t rsaae, >MS<
to'ty Srnaed. and ! did acs fear sav
bandit guns
Capt, Livingston. wAe haS 49,,
shot Through the elbow With a dam
dunn eniss,. Was tie nexs 10 ~
evacuated. sUa then IS enlisted u,sc
In te;ai O. - trips
The less seriously wounded wN.,s
carried cut two each trip TIE engine
pulled the plane 81, 90 the assi asascs,
like \ AsisccpteS.
IN the eighth AnSinS the sal skex
ASSEMBLY carried away, due 20 ne
r~ash nsA Marines Garrett cAe sa;l
arrand. and tux ~ witASa, a sAex.
tSnalnS IN the raader,
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With wNN>sen ss>Ssr,s and Sass,v wssS
made the hast trip intN C0iksli With
Nus acrsiea,, All the Wounded We
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ra IrHo there IN fNakAeg tvanSy>sgs
to NsnsStsS, After the laSs asSn
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