The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
American Airliner
 Crashed, 20 Killed
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 Conn, aircraft inspector at Vought- Sikorski division of United Aircraft Corp.
 Corzett, Vernon R., 28, Detroit, Revere Brass Co., executive.
 Fisher, Frank H., 36, Detroit, cer- tified public accountant.
 Flowers, Robert, Hastings, N. Y. (Home town addresso
 Frazer, Thomas A., Al, Detroit, su- perintendent of the Detroit Copper and Brass Go.
 George, James, 45, Buffalo, execu- tive officer of the Ford local of the United Automobile Workers (C1O). Kay, John, La Porte, Ind.
 Lewis, A. L., Bridgeport Conn.,, engineer for Vought- Sikorski divi- sion of United Aircraft Corp.
 Root, E. R., Ypsilanti, Mich, in- dustrial relations manager for Stin- son Aircraft Corp.
 Russell, George D., Niagara Falls, sales promotion manager of the Gilman Fanfold corporation.
 Smott, E. M., Royal Oak, Mich, employed by United Motors Service, Inc, of Detroit.
 snyder, Frank, 34, Buffalo, execu- tive officer of Ford local of the United Automobile Workers (CIO).
 Stowe, D. E., Three Rivers, Mich., an executive of the Eddy Paper Go.
 Van Norman, George S., 53, De- troit, mechanical superintendent of the American Brass Go.
 Watt, E. J., 34, Royal Oak, Mich, engineer for the Chevrolet Gear and Axle division of General Mo-, tors Corp.
 Guard At Wreckage
 Inspector Jordon established a heavy guard around the wreckage and undertakers and police began sitting the ashes for rings, buttons, pencils and other indestructible ar- ticles by which they might identify the victims. Jordon ordered baskets sent out in which the bodies will be placed with as close a regard to in- dividual identity as possible.
 Dawn revealed the tremendous impact of plane with ground. Both motors were buried so deeply they could not be seen, but six inches of the propeller of one stuck up above the ground like miniature ceno- taph. Only the wings and tail were recognizable as parts of an airplane. The tail stood upright, little dam aged. One wing was more Or less whole; the other was twisted and broken. The wreckage was in one corner of Sloping 130 acre field covered with wheat stubble.
 While the police were inspecting the wreckage, the telephone rang in the Howe farmhouse. Mrs. Howe an- swered. It was long distance call from Buffalo.
 This is Miss Cooper" said 8 fal- terting voice. My brother was the pilot of the plane. Can you tell me, please, are there any survivors"
 Mrs. Howe drew in her breath and tears ran down her cheeks.
 No, miss," she said, "there aren't"
 ''Thank you," said the voice. Thank you very much.'
 The telephone clicked. Miss Cooper had broken the connection.
 Mrs. Howe was up all night as was her husband. But this morning she l prepared breakfast for a number of strangers who had suddenly become her guests and sent her four children of to school. Howe went out to his fields at dawn as usual.
 At a. m. Edwin l.. Townsend, ir- spector of the United States Civil Aeronautics Authority, arrived by motor from Detroit. He said he would cooperate with Canadian au- thorities and tha, beuase of the in- ternational nature of the situation, he would make his report to the Dominion government which would transmit it to the United States state department.
 Two employees of the American Airlines arrived from Buffalo by mo- tor. A plane is expected to bring of- ficials of the lines here this morning.
 Wings Yesterday
 New York, Oct. 3l-(UP)-Rich- ard L. Owens, co-pilot of the Amer ican airliner which crashed at st. Thomas last night. got his transport pilot wings only yesterday.
 The first thing he did was rush home to tell his room mate, Lloyd Reinhardt, also co-pilot, the news.
 He suggested a celebration, but Rheinhardt pointed out that he had been assigned to make the New York-Chicago run that night. The celebration was postponed.
 Then the orders wre changed. Rheinhardt was shifted to the washington run, and Owens was given his first flight assignment-to replace his room-mate on the fatal flight to Chicago.