Show AMELIA MElI URH GR I Noted Woman Flier Unhurt as Craft Fails to Gain Speed at Takeoff ABILENE Texas Texa Juno 12 Associated Associated Press Press l Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam escaped injury today when then ben her autogiro auto crashed from Crom an alit alti- altitude tude of about 30 feet as she was inking takIng tak ink Ing off ort from rom the airport here to re resume resume re- re sume same her journey eastward from California The piano plane was damaged considerably The autogiro failed failed- to attain sufficient suf suf- momentum on the thc takeoff Continued on Pare PAle Two 4 AMEliA EARHART'S CRASHES Continued from irom Page PI One and ind crashed amid parked automobiles in n a f fenced off f space near the he hangar o of the Abilene airport Although several automobiles were ere damaged it was reported that no one onen In n the crowd was injured Miss Earhart Earhart Earhart Ear- Ear hart climbed out of the plane and walked a short distance away The fliers flier's mechanic Eddie De Dc Vaught also was unhurt Mrs Putnam had taken of off and md was heading southward flying only a J. J few yards ards above the spectators when the undercarriage of the ship struck a afield afield field landing lamp amp near the automobile automo- automo bile llo parking inclosure When It beame became became be- be came ame evident the autogiro could not clear lear the automobiles the woman oman pilot expertly set the ship down ina Ina in ina a clear space Its wings struck two cars ars without damaging them seri serl- erI- erI Mrs Putnam declared she had control control con- con rol of ot the plane at all aU times I fir underestimated the distance she he said as she climbed out Possibly possibly Pos sibly a whirlwind caught the tall tail of the he autogiro The flier filer said she would remain here possibly several days awaiting new parts for the ship She is the guest here of Mr and Mrs D. D M. M Oldham Jr 44 1 |