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Show uo FLYER FATALLY HURT IN CHANGING PLANES IN AIR1 SYRACUSE. N Y . Sept 21. Harry 1 J. (Tex) McLaughlin, 2S, who was struck by tho propeller of I1I3 airplane! while perfoi ming stunts at the New York state fair Saturday, died la.st night. I The finale of his exhibition waa changing from one plane to another In the air. McLaughlin stood on tho framework of a plane, while auothci,1 from which a ropo ladder dangled, npw above. Saturday, as McLaughlin grasped tho ladder and started to climb, wind blew him against the propeller of the lower machine During the war he served as an avi-itor avi-itor instructor at Kellcy field, Texas. l-oo |