MISHAP IN LANDING
MACHINE DAMAGED
PILOT SLIGHTLY HURT
(Received February 13, 10.45 a.m.)
NEW YORK. February 11.
It is revealed that the plane struck a tree in attempting to land at a New York army aerodrome after making almost a record flight from California, a distance of 2400 miles, in 7 hours 45 minutes. The impact ripped off the right wing, crushed the fuselage, bent the ,propellers, and slightly injured the pilot, Lieutenant Ben Kelsey. It is reported that the machine cost 80,000 dollars.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 36, 13 February 1939, Page 9
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84MISHAP IN LANDING Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 36, 13 February 1939, Page 9
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