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Show Flying Accidents Let ti3 not get the Idea because we read of airplane accidents that amazing amaz-ing progress Is not made In safe flying. fly-ing. As a matter of fact, flying Is be- ' coming Increasingly safe. The reason. i-Y of course, that our attention Is called ' to a number of accidents Is that the use of the airplane Is Increasing at a tremendous rate. Thousands of people peo-ple are now flying, as a matter of course, when but a few years ago the flyers could hardly be numbered In hundreds. In proportion to the number of machines In the air, the mishaps are far less frequent than formerly. The traveler by plane Is probably as safe today as In almost any other common form of travel. c |