| Show Family of Salt Lake Pilot Stunned at News of Death See you ou in the morning Thus Halson HaIson A. A No Collision Collison laughingly bade farewell farewell farewell fare fare- well to his wife and two children in their home Military way shortly after 10 p. p m. m Sunday 1 Everything okay the veteran pilot Hot reported by bt radio as he hopped off ff shortly after midnight from the municipal airport with witha a United Air All AirLines Lines ines ship bound for Cheyenne Wyo There goes Collison on another trip rip remarked Hugh Barker former former for- for mer ncr pilot and intimate of the flier In n his home at 1429 Princeton venue I 1 just h heard ard No Collision checking check- check lag ing ng his radio equipment with the round ground forces at the airport Mr Barker added preparing to retire And then early Monday morning the he family intimates bond and friends heard icard of oC the tragedy o of the crash between Federal and Cheyenne Wyo in which Collison and 11 others were killed Widow Stunned Stunned Mrs Collis Collison m could say nothing Virginia 12 and Tom 10 tried to comfort their mother But after a moment they gave way to tears I 1 dont don't know what we will do I dont don't know what will become of us now sobbed VI Virginia on the shoulder shoulder shoulder der of W. W I. I L. L Roche 1745 Herbert avenue friend of the family Former flying associates associates' of No Collision began calling None Nono o otho of tho callers seemed to understand what had caused tho the tragedy Why said Mid Mr Barker that tha section Is easy for forced landings Mr C has made many forced landings including a number In that tha territory Something serious ant and sudden happened to that boy Long Lone in Territory Mr tr Collison had lawn that terri tern T p tory ory since 1921 his friends recalled He le had flown over that and ad adjoining adjoin adjoin- joining join join- ing ng areas in past years years aiding searching parties locate lost planes I It was in 1923 I think when Collison saved a life Mr Barker recalled He fHe flew from Rock Springs Wyo to Pinedale Wyo anc and brought out a critically ill man who had been snowed in for the winter That flight saved the mans man's life liCe Persons familiar with Mr Coil Colli- Collison's sons son's career rec recalled that practically all of his forced landings had been due to engine troubles He was considered one of the most careful pilots in the country Ho He learned to fly with the United states army He received his training training train train- ing ng at Carruthers Worth Texas in 1918 The army made him and instructor and by early fallad tall fall had lad commissioned him a secom second lieutenant Barnstormed torl ed After Alter V War r After Arter the war Mr Collison acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac sever several I airplanes and fo for tor nearly Lw two o years through the middle west particularly particular particular- ly in Illinois He was one ono o of tho the first airmail pilots employed by the government It was about 1921 when tho the government govern govern- merit ment transferred Mr Collison t to this section of country For the last 17 years he had been bee flying the Salt Lake City Cheyenne route nearly 15 years of oC that tim time being spent in the employ of oC th the United Air Lines He was a splendid chap a won won- Instructor and an exceedingly exceedingly exceed- exceed careful and expert pilot his friends said in substance as they mourned with his family Monday morning Held Speed Records Mr Collison held numerous speed records In the early days of the air air- mail He participated in the flight of half a ton of mail man from San Francisco to Chica Chicago o with four other pilots He made the flight In 13 hours and 38 minutes maintaining maintain maintain- ing an average speed of miles an hour The veteran pilot had nearly flying hours rs to his credit friends estimated Monday Flew Mail lUaU 14 1 Ye Years Year rA Mr Collison was born at Bismarck Bis Bis- marck Ill III December 6 6 1893 a son of A A. T. T Collison and Edna M M. M Collison Ho joined the air mall mal service in Cheyenne Wyo In 1021 1921 Mr Collison celebrated his fourteenth fourteenth fourteenth four four- anniversary with the air all malin mallIn mailin mall mal in July of 1935 He was a member o of the tho Elks lodge at Cheyenne and had received his E E. A. A degree in Masonry Survivors Include his widow Mrs Veronica Collison two children Virginia Vir- Vir ginia and Thomas Collison Salt Sal Lake City his father of El Et Monte Cal two brothers Tom F. F Collison Santa Barbara Cal Cat Eugene E E. Collison El EI Monte Cal and a sister Miss Louise Collison El EI Monte Ca Cal Cal |
