Show 2 WAR AR A ACES DIE Dlf IN AIR RA British and German Fliers Kill Killed d in n Accidents Accidents Accidents Acci Acci- dents i TRONA Cal May 11 AP AP Ber Bernard Ber- Ber nard narp L Lauscher er World Wo ld war ace of the he German German flying flYing corps died to today to to-j day an hour and a half after his plane la lae e had h o n n dived from ii an ii altitude alti aIti tude of feet at Tro Trona a airport Edouard I. I Glatte and nd James Jimes Bell passengers in ill the plane on a flight from Long Beach Cal were injured seriously but were expected to live occupied the rear compartment com com- of the three place biplane Glatte and Bell were were- both residents residents resi resi- I dents of Long Beach Glatte sufI suffered suffered suf suf- I a broken arm and a broken hip and both his legs were broken I Bells Bell's injuries were undetermined He lie was believed injured internally Both were wele in the Randsburg rg Cal Cat hospital tonight German war war warr r records cords credited Lauscher with bringing down five allied planes After the war before he Ito left Germany he lie was a pilot t for forthe forthe forthe the Deutsche Luft Hansa Later he I came to the United States and was employed as aI a pilot in in- Milwaukee 1 More recently he lie had been chief pilot hilot at an aviation school in Long Beach He lie resigned his Long LongBeach LongBeach LongBeach Beach position six weeks ago to prepare for a proposed flight to Guatemala He lIe was 32 years old Glatte is agent for the Maddux Airlines in Long Beach Bell is owner of the plane which crashed LOWELL May 11 ii AP AP- AP Captain Ronald Smith British war wa wartime wartime time aviator with five fhe enemy planes to his credit was killed lucre here today i as the Moth plane he lie was testing ended a a. tall tail spin maneuver with a dive into a a. marsh at the edge of Lowell bowell airport The plane w was s de de- de- de Frank Franl M. M Smith general manager of the Moth 1 Airplane corporation American successor of the British Mother Mother-Dehaviland company Is Issued issued is- is sued a statement after an investigation gatlon gation saying he attributed the thC crash JO to Smiths Smith's s 's having attempted el a tail tall spin at too low an altitude The plane was carrying what i is us sand bal bal- known as a full fun load of last Captain Smith came to this country country country coun coun- try as a test pilot for the British company When the American company was formed he lie elected to remain hero here as its chief pilot During C Captain Smiths Smith's service inthe inthe in inthe the British air all force he participated in many aerial battles downing five German pl planes n s and be being beng ng himself thrice shot down once seriously 36 old and wounded He lle was years Jears married W WAUKEGAN Ill May Jay 11 John Bradshaw 2 25 United Pr Press years years years' old of f Zion Cit City Ill was vas killed hero herp late to today ay when a two seated airplane in which Ii he a an and two crashed after others others' were rero riding falling BOO t sect et s BradshaWs companions Elmer Hobbs 27 1 Kerm 21 both bothof of n City were injured seriously hobbs pilot of the plane was riot not ot expected tel live Brad w was the father of two children |