Show MIDAIR CRASH KILLS AVIATOR WYANDANCH WYANDANCH N N. Y Feb 6 UP Two UP-Two vo T army pursuit planes planes- fast P from Mitchel Field- Field collided and crashed Thursday killing one of the pilots The planes crashed in the Half Hollow hills a mile north of here the one whose pilot was killed bursting into flames Second Lieutenant Joseph P. P H. H Laycock jumped safely in his parachute parachute parachute para para- chute but First Lieutenant John H. H Eakin of McLean Va 25 fell with his plane He was a member member member mem mem- ber of the pursuit squadron and was a regular army officer Laycock year old flier mer from Baton Rouge La suffered an ankle injury and bruises in landIng landIng landing land- land Ing with his parachute He is a member of the pursuit squad squad- ron He w was s graduated from Kelly Field last May It was the second accident In Involving Involving Involving In- In a Mitchel Field P 40 this week On Tuesday Lieutenant Sherman E. E Denny of San Diego Cal Cat was killed when a a wing snapped off his plane as he brought It out of a power dive over Northport Northport North- North port |