Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-17 | Page 1 | 3 Fliers Killed in Double Air Crash

3 FLIERS KILLED IN DOUBLE AIR GR CRASH SH Army Planes Collide in Midair p During ring Michigan n Group Maneuvers Br B Associated Press NEW BALTIMORE OIE Mi Mich h. h hD Dec c. c 17 Three Selfridge field fliers two of officers were killed instantly instant instant- ly iy-at iy at 2 p. p m. m today as two vo airplanes crashed in midair over New Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more more while flying In hi formation The dead arc Second Lieutenant Lawrence W W. K Koons ons 23 Bloomington Ill Second Lieutenant Charles W W. W Wilson Wil Wil- son 22 air corps reserve Ann Arbor Arbor Ar Ar- b bor r. r Mich Sergeant Walter Lauver 26 Big Cove Pa The accident occurred while ten planes were flying in formation The e etwo two wo wrecked planes crashed in a n afield afield field a mile and a half from New Baltimore There w was s no fire One of the planes was a single single- seater eater The Thc Theother other carried two men Earlier reports that both pl planes nes were two led to the belief that four tour men had been killed