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Show i CABL A. BADGER (top), pas- j senger, and E. D. Kelly, pilot for the Western Aircraft corporation, corpora-tion, who were injured yesterday when machine fell to ground. 7 n : - v 9 . : i I ;' k J x . i X v V N. v P PILOT ID PASSENGER HURT 111 MISHAP Machine Is Completely Wrecked in Fifty-foot Fall to Earth. , When an airplane in which they were passengers fell fifty feet to earth in a slanting dive yesterday evening, Carl A. Badger, member of the firm of attorneys attor-neys of Booth. Lee, Badger & Rich, and R. D. Kelly, pilot for the Western Aircraft Air-craft corporation, sustained numerous painful bruises and slight lacerations, but no serious lnjuries. Kelly was declared de-clared by Dr. Charles F. Wilcox, in the Walker Bank building, by whom he and Badger were given treatment, to have sustained a possible fracture of a rib. The fall to earth took place at 5:45 p. m., just after the machine had left the hangar at Buena A'ista field, Eighth West and Third South streets, carrying Mr. Badger as a passenger. When they had flown nearly a half mile the machine ma-chine was said by witnesses to have suddenly dipped and commenced a wobbly wob-bly dive to earth. It struck the ground on its nose and the left wing. . The machine was completely wrecked and may be an entire loss, although al-though no estimate of the damage could be given by L. J. Gilmer, the general manager of the Western Aircraft corporation. cor-poration. Examination by Dr. Wilcox showed that Mr. Badger had sustained a cut over his left eye which required three stitches to close and other slight lacerations lacera-tions on his face. After receiving treatment treat-ment both men were removed to their homes. |