Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-02 | Page 1 | Mishaps Bring Death to U. S. and Italian Airmen

MISHAPS BRING D DEATH A TH TO J Ju U. U S S. AND ITALIAN AIRMEN DIES I WHEN PEN RACING J CRAFT FALLS FAILS Plane Rolls Over as Young Aviator Takes Off on Trial Spin pf 6 INJURED IN SMASH Passenger Ship Wrecked Maneuvering Maneuvering Maneuvering Ma Ma- to Land LandBy jay B. B By Associated Fri Pren CHICAGO Sept 2 Roy 2 Roy Liggett Ligget Omaha sp speed ed flier lier was killed toda today when his racing plane rolled over ove and crashed at at the north pylon pylori o of Curtiss airport ashe ash took off oU for a practice spin before start of the days day's program of the international in in- national fez air races Liggetts Liggett's ship lost a wing when h he had climbed feet above a cornfield corn cornfield cornfield corn corn- field northeast of f the flying fi field fiel ld where the races are being held His was the first major accident o othe of the thc big show He had narrowly aver averted avert avert- ed cd-a. cd a crackup yesterday when off for the 1000 cubic meter free for a arace aU race race the thc and bounced five feet up Pulling his his' throttle hard he avoided voided a coll colli collision colli- colli sion with Gordon Israel He lost s so much time in the takeoff he dropped out of or that race Another monoplane crashed at it th the nearby airport cd injured th the Continued on P ge Two 4 I I Disaster Ends Venture I ac r- r r J I Iq q Francesco dl I Pinedo DIES DIES' WHEN RACING CRAFT FALLS Continued from Pare One pilot and five passengers none seri serl The pilot J. J L L. Moss Joss Jr Chicago and Dr and Mrs F. F F. F MacMillan and their three children all of Charlevoix Mich were taken to the Northwestern Northwest Northwest- Plaines em ern hospital in suburban Des Officials of the airport said the plane crashed as Moss was maneuvering maneuver maneuver- m ing to land The ship apparently was caught in a sudden gust of ol wind Liggett Li gett was 22 years cars old and had been a consistent money winner at atair atair air lir races He also was a designer of airplanes The young oung flier lost his life as lS he was making a a trial run to qualify y his plane at miles an hour for lor one of the races on today's program He was speeding his plane into a wind of about 25 miles an hour ve ye- The little red racing plane was flying on a straightaway course when the left wing dropped off The plane did not catch fire indicating indi cating eating Liggett had shown the presence of mind to shut off oll the ignition As the accident occurred early earl in inthe Inthe inthe the days day's events a comparatively small crowd witnessed It il The race in which Liggett was to have lave competed a mile 20 event for planes of ol cubic inch displacement was vas won by S. S J. J Wittman of Oshkosh Wis with an average speed of 55 miles mlles an hour Lyman of o Bloomington Ill was second and E. E F. F Gallagher of Mich third