Show Vernon f Castle Dies I in in Airplane Airplane a Plunge to Save Two Cadets Dy By X News 1 Fort Worth Tex Feb l IP Capt Vernon Castle Castl hero of oC triO flights over o German lines JInes denied the fighters fighter's privilege of death In combat died tho time death eath of ot a hero toda today Ho lie sacrificed his life to prevent a collision in the theair air which would have havo meant death to toI today today to- to I day to two royal roal flying tirIng corps cadets This was the decision of or the board of inquiry of the rO royal al flying corps after atter investigating the accident Flying with a cadet under under- instruction instruction instruction tion In tho the tear rear seat feat of ot his machine Captain Castle was wa's returning returning- to the aerodrome at field lie He was about t feet et from tho the ground when tho the second machine carrying two cadets ca cadet cadets ca- ca det suddenly rose directly In front of his plane I Turn Captain Castle immediately took the tho turn a dangerous combination tion ion d df nose noso dive diva d c. c and downward vard loop originated b by a a German flier Aviation officers who investigated are certain this was al undertaken deliberately by byI Captain aln Castle although ugh he ho knew I am imo co onh executed be executed high Inthe inthe in I the air Captain Castle banked sharply and at atthe atthe atthe the same time dived ed the nose of oC his I I piano plane barel barely grazing the tall tail of the other Headed eastward at tet terrific speed he lie b began Jan the twisting loop that completes the maneuver Captain Castle ha had almost completed the downward loop when his machine crashed to earth Had ho had twenty feet reet more to go officers are arc of the opinion that he would have e completed the maneuver successfully Captain Castle died instantly Ca Cadet et Peters who accompanied him was saved cd b by Castles Castle's bod body from Cram the full force of or the fall Call and escaped with slight Captain Castles Castle's fall tall was the fifth fatal tatal accident at Taliaferro field this we week l and tho the thirty first since time the field was waR established last fall Taliaferro Taliaferro Talia Talla- ferro field officers say ha has the highest highest high high- e est t number of or fatalities of all fields s inthe in inthe inthe the United States on account of tho the hazardous nature of oC the training Ca Ca- after having having- ground training and flying with instructors are sent sont here for Cor solo work and training In the fighting fightIng fightIng fight- fight Ing stunts of or Casualties IOTT Washington Feb 15 In 15 In spite of or the frequent fatal accidents at the avIation aviation avia avla- tion training camps during the time past week the war wall department consI considers ers tho the thop p percentage small considering tho the large I number of students an and the amount of flying the they are doing The acting chief signal officer tonight to tonight tonight to- to night this statement Distressing though recent fatalities fatalities fatali fatall- ties tics in tho the aviation section of the signal signal signal sig sig- nal corps have o been the percentage of or casualties among our young oung aviators a is ver very low loa considering the increase inthe In Inthe Inthe the number of oC men flying each da day The Tho aviators at the the- sl signal nal corps training trainIng training train train- ing schools arc averaging about 1700 hours of or d which makes flying per day tt a distance distance- of or about miles mUes flown lown each day This l Is Is' equal to four our trips around the earth I Prostrates lira Ir Castle cw F- F b. b b 15 15 pros pro prostrated by th the news vs of r the death of or her husband Capt Vernon Castle who fell tell today during a flight near Fort Worth North I Texas Texal Mrs Irene Foote Castle paid a tribute to his courage after receiving J I a a. telegram confirming the accident It was a bravo mans man's death cath and it itIs itIs itis is not a womans woman's part to complain was vas all 11 she said Mrs Castle still was vas un under er the care of or a physician tonight and was still suffering greatly g from shock hoek Vernon Ca Castle tlc had a R national reputation tation as a dancer With his wife also a a. graceful dancer ancer he attained great popularity several sc years ears ago as a 1 teacher of ot modern dances When ho howar war Wal broke broko out I Castle to kup cup avi- avi avi l He was tiros granted an nn aviators aviator's I pilot license b by r the Aero ero Club of ot America America America Amer Amer- ica February 3 9 1916 after aUer having made madea a satisfactory record In test flights at Newport News Va Mr Mr- Castle was born In Norwich England May Ia 2 and anti his proper Continued on Page 6 6 I COMPANY CASTLE MAKES HIS LAST FLIGHT I Continued from Page Pago 1 1 I. I name was Vernon BIthe Soon after atter receiving his aviator license ho sailed from rom New e York for England to join the I British aerial service ser In March he was appointed a temporary lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant lieuten lieuten- ant In the British royal flying corps Shortly afterward there came a report of oC his death while flying In France Franco When a n. Canadian contingent of o tho the flying tiring corps was transferred to Texas last fall for tor winter training Captain Castle went with It as an Instructor Killed l In France New ew Haven Conn Feb 15 A A cablegram cablegram cable cable- gram received at Yale last night stated I that First Lieutenant Frank Browne Bro Turner Ii 17 of oC Wicomico Mil Md 1 was killed b by an airplane fall in n France F February 9 Turner left college before his senior year ear ended joined the New NewYork NewYork cw York naval militia and was transferred to tp the aviation section of or the signal corps |