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...fiery six-footer named David Louis Behncke. He was born on a Wisconsin farm. During the War he was a crack bomber and machine gunner. Today he holds every possible military and civilian pilot's license, has some 8,324 hr. on his log with never a serious crackup. For five years he flew the mail west out of Chicago for United Air Lines. Two years ago Pilot Behncke whipped the pilots' union together from the ranks of the ineffectual National...
...John, sensibly enough, proceeds, to forget all about his deed, he being a soldier, and there being a war in France. He comes back, handsome as over, but still forgets, and Margaret and Sonny toddle along on their own. Finally, she dies, and this accident, plus the Stock Market crackup brings Boles around. The last we see of him is a paternal scene with John taking care of the irritable little Mistake. What would have been a blithery piece is rescued by Margaret Sullavan, and the more credit...
...have just finished reading your article (TIME, Oct. 9, Aeronautics), regarding the crackup of a Condor plane. You state that a mechanic failed to unlash the control stick. For your information, the above statement is incorrect, inasmuch as the pilot and co-pilot are responsible for removing the lashing. It is the pilot's responsibility to see that all controls are free before leaving the ground...
When an airplane is left standing at an airport, it is the practice on some airlines to tie the control wheel, lest a sudden gust flip the control surfaces about, damage them or even upset the plane. Last week the control-lashing practice was blamed for a crackup. A big biplane of Eastern Air Transport, loaded with 15 passengers, had taken off from Newark Airport, climbed some 50 ft. and flopped down again. Alleged reason: a mechanic failed to unlash the control stick before the plane took...
IRANI nosed over in the harbor of Horta "by an error of maneuvring," reported Balbo. One of its officers was killed, second to die in the second crackup since the squadron set out from Italy for the U. S. The accident was an excuse for General Balbo to decline a wearying round of ceremonies at Lisbon. However, he did find time for a bullfight in his honor, which he enjoyed so much that he gave his cigaret case to one matador, his revolver to another. In return he got a bull...