| Show Washed Out French Cadet Steals Army Plane Dies CALDWELL Tex A A French air cadet heavy hearted because he couldn't win his wings stole an anair anair anair air force plane and laughing flew it U to his death Jean M M. le Ie 22 son of ofa a French surgeon was at the Randolph Randolph Randolph Ran Ran- dolph air force base with other young Frenchmen for training under under under un un- der the north Atlantic pact Randolph officials said that he had been downcast s since nce falling failing as asa asa asa a pilot allot trainee The cadet went to the flight line climbed into the plane and took oft off He zoomed low over Stinson and Brooks air bases whizzed down dawn over Randolph then headed north A note Indicating that he Intended to crash the plane was found just after he took off oU In it he apologized to the American air force torce for destroying destroying de de- this plane I Flights lIghts of other planes chased him over the skies but returned fo to o base when their gas started r run nin running n- n ning low Capt Alain Jourdan a French liaison officer who flew along side the cadet In another trainer In an effort eUort to coax him down said le Ie told him by radio I spend my last hours Inthe Inthe in inthe the air and then I die Jourdan said laid the cadet seemed In command of his emotions and laughed many times lie He crashed i in a wooded pasture about five miles west of ot Caldwell I |
