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Show Air Ace Dies to Save Lives, Stays on Job to Clear Houses SEARSPORT, ME. A World War II ace went down to death with his falling plane rather than let it ram homes in this little village. Maj. Kenneth G. Smith, 33, of Boise, Ida., who downed six German Ger-man planes in the war, was killed when his Thunderbolt crashed in a stream bed, exploded and burned. Witnesses said Smith stayed at the controls until the fighter was clear of any buildings. He was out on a wing, ready but too late to parachute, para-chute, when the craft hit. He was a squadron commander at Dow field, Bangor. Officials said his ship went into a flat spin at 10.000 to 12.000 feet from undetermined cause. |