Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-20
five DIE IN CRASH
AT BOILING FIELD
Representative Kaynor and
I Captain Dinger Are
Among Victims.
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ground and crumple to pieces.
An emergency ground crew rushed
to the scene and extricated the bodies
and took them to the military clinic on
the post. They were pronounced dead
there.
The big plane, a Wasp-motored ship
OF great power, had been warmed up
and apparently was running perfectly
when Capt. Dinger and his party got
aboard
Immediately after the accident the
War Department was notified. and As
Sistant Secretary Dawson and, several
otheN high Army officials were on the
scene>and viewed the wreckage.
Statement Is Issued.
This statement was issued on behalf.
OF the War Department by Mr.. DavisonI
Lieut. L. M. Merrick, operators officer
at Boiling Field, saw 10 1t that the
passengers were properly seated. He
personally secured the safety belts and
saw to it that parachutes we're worn.
He also went toward the pilots
compartment and asked Capt. Dinger
II the three motors were functioning
well, to which Capt. Dinger replied:
Everything is nne.' Lieut.. Merrick
further stated that he listened to the
motors as they were being warmed up
and that they seemed to run smoothly.
From the evidence at hand, Capt.
Dinger, who had more experience in
plotting tri-motored transports than
any other pilot in the Army Air Corps,
took off in a southernly direction into
a 25-mile an hour wind, climbed to
what seemed to be 800 feet, turned
northward when, according to eye wit
nesses, the plane began to fall The acci-
dent occurred so quickly at such a low
altitude that no one had a chance to
jump"
Investigation Board Named.
A special board Of investigation was
appointed. shortly before noon to in
vestigate the crash. The board is COM
posed of Maj. Robert Hale, Boiling
Field flight surgeon; Capt. Ernest G.
Clark and Lieut.. r. A. Hicks.
Lieut.. Leland S. Stranathan, assistant
operations officer at Boiling Field, who
witnessed the take-off and crash, said
that he could not determine what
caused the accident.
THE plane was climbing out OF the
field and apparently had leveled of at
about 400 feet" Lieut.. Stranathan said.
Capt Dinger started a turn and the
into the field on the right wing and
nose. 1t obviously was not a normal
turn though do not know just what
Capt. Dinger was attempting to do.
Il am certain that he was not
attempting to turn back into the field
because of motor trouble, as an mex
perienced pilot might have done. Capt.
Dinger has had approximately 500 hours
of flying time in tri-motored planes
and has come through all types of
motor failures, including the failure of
all three motors.
THE plane was not fully loaded and
undoubtedly could have continued on
two motors. I do not know whether
any of the motors failed, but this may
be determined by investigation. I do
not believe that even had all the motors
quit Capt. Dinger would have turned
back into the field"
Resided at Racquet Club.
Mr. Kaynor and Mr.. Lowe lived at
the Racquet Club here, and Mr..
Lowe, the father of three young
children, the youngest of whom was
born last Summer, planned to bring
his family to Washington after the
holidays. Mr.. Kaynor intended to COM
mute between Springfield and Washing
ton, his children being in school there.
1t was said at the Capitol that Mr..
Kaynor was one of the few new Rep
reSentatives" to be appointed to a major
committee in his first term, and that
his great pride in membership on the
House military affairs committee caused
him to arrange the fight through the
War Department. Arthur G. McGill,
the third member of the party, who
also was killed, was understood to have
been invited by Mr.. Kaynor to join
them.
An atmosphere of sadness pervaded
the corridors in the House ONCE Build
ing in which Mr.. Kaynor had his office.
Both he and Mr.. Lowe were at their
ONCE all day yesterday, but did not go
today because of their plans for the
early take-off. Mr.. Lowe was secretary
to Representative Henry w. Bowles,
whom Mr.. Kaynor succeeded, and had
wide circle of friends at the Capitol.
Loves wife came here over last week
end and helped him select a home m
Chevy Chase, which he rented with the
expectation of bringing his family here
after Christmas.
Flyer Familiar With Plane.
Capt Dinger was commissioned a
first lieutenant in the aviation section
of the Signal Corps in 1917, served I'M
til 1920, and then became a first lieu
tenant In the Army Air Corps. He was
commissioned a captain october 81, |
1928, and for about a year had been !
stationed at Boiling Field:
He frequently flew the great tri- |!
motor ship, and his familiarity with it |
caused him to be designated to take |
Mr.. Kaynor's party to Springfield. The |
plane had been flown several thousand |
miles in transport and recently had |
been flown to Cuba by another pilot |
Capt. Dinger had the plane in the air |
Yesterday. 1t was frequently seen over |
The flip of a coin just a few months |
ago saved the life of Capt. Dinger.
Dinger. Lieut.. Henry r. Angel and |
six other members of the air force were /
at Middletown, Pa, preparing to re-
turn to Washington.
Seven men were to make the trip in
a bomber, and Dinger and Angel
to see who would pilot the
craft.
Angel won, and Dinger few back
alone
Angel and his companions plunged
to their death as they were making
their way back.
Adjournment of the House out of
respect for Representative Kaynor was
decided upon by Representative Tilson
OF Connecticut, the Republican leader.
The resolution was presented by Rep
resentative Treadway. dean of the
delegation. 1t provides
for an official delegation of Is repre-
senting the House to attend the funeral.
Those named by the Speaker include
all of the Is members of the Massachu-
sets delegation, with Representative
Gibson of Vermont, Korell of oregon,
who was warm personal friend of Mr..
Kaynor, and Representative Campbell
Of Iowa, in whose district Mr. KaynorS
mother resides.
Senator Gillett, who represented for
80 years in the House the same district
which Mr.. Kaynor was representing,
paid high tribute to him.
On Mr.. McGills clothing was found a
card ordering that a Mrs. Burgess OF