Show Washed Out French Cadet Steals Army Plane Dies CALDWELL Tex A A French air cadet heavy hearted because he couldn't win his wings stole an anair anair anair air force plane and laughing flew it to his death Jean M M. le Ie 22 son of ofa a French surgeon was at the Ran Ran- Randolph Randolph dolph air force base with other young Frenchmen for training un un- under un- un under der the north Atlantic pact Randolph officials said that he had been downcast since failing as asa asa asa a pilot trainee The cadet went to the flight line climbed into the plane and took off He zoomed low over Stinson and Brooks air bases Whizzed down over Randolph then headed heade north A note indicating that he intended to crash the plane was found just after he took off In it he apologized to the American air force for de de- destroying destroying de- de destroying this plane Flights of other planes chased him over oyer the skies but returned to base when their gas started run run- running running running ning low Capt Alain Jourdan a French liaison officer who flew side along-side the cadet in another trainer in an effort to coax him down said le Ie told him by radio I II spend my last hours in inthe inthe inthe the air and then I die Jourdan said the cadet seemed in hi command of his emotions and laughed many times He crashed in a wooded pasture about five miles West of Caldwell |