Show 3 Women and Pilot Es Escape apel apelAs As Damaged Plane Lands I I Fliers Are Marooned i In Air for Over Hour After Gear Breaks Pilot Circles Field While Doctors Doctors Doc Doc- tors tars Get Ready in Case of Accident BRINGS SHIP DOWN SAFELY Spectators Cheer Loudly at atHIS atHis atHis His Skill BETTIS FIELD 1 Pa Pat May ay 15 United Press Three Press Three women passengers and a pilot marooned marooned ma ma- in the air for an in hour be because because be be- cause of a broken landing gear es escaped escaped es- es injury when the plane was brought to a safe landing here today The plane tipped Upped over on one wing as It was brought to the ground by Pilot Charles of Pittsburgh Airways ays The pa passengers were Miss Elizabeth Wilson Miss Faith Smith and a Miss Phillips all nIl of Pittsburgh They were en route to Buffalo to a convention A strut on the side of the plane collapsed as as' as the pilot took tool or off l for r Buffalo Another flier filer warned him of the damaged landing gear and he re returned returned returned re- re turned to ro the field circled about the field ld foran foran for foran an hour seeking an opportune nc place to land the plane AMBULANCES CALLED A call was VoM sent for doctors and em- em In case a safe landing could not be effected Finally was wag instructed to pancake the ship to a safe landing 1 if possible When the damaged wheel was noticed noticed noticed no no- planes were sent Into the air SkIppy Taylor airmail pilot with witha a sign Broken Wheel hastily painted paint paint- ed on the side of an airplane speeded speed speed- ed ahead of the transport saw the sign and nodded his head to Indicate he understood the warning He turned the ship about and headed for the airport turned his head and smiled reassuringly to the three girls all aU nurses As he flew lew over the field another Continued on Pace Pare Two TKO FLIERS S MAROONED d sl BY DAMAGED GEAR Continued from Pa Pare Page One plane was sent aloft to assure that hat every ery effort was being made to assist him in making a safe landing ADVISED TO STALL STALLA A sign on the side of oC this plane advised him to stall in on runway Fire extinguishers were ere lined along the runways and ambulances were waiting Hundreds of persons tensely awaited the outcome of the flight light flew low When within a afew afew afew few feet of oC the ground he zoomed aloft again Then he circled for another landIng landing landing land land- ing attempt The ship came down with a thud and a grind The plane remained upright for a moment then stopped abruptly as it veered to one side The 6 spectators cheered loudly as the landing was effected |