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...Island, might not be able to fly away if it were not fetched before spring thaws softened the ground. To spare the heroes a break in their tour, the War Department last week announced an expedition to Greenly Island in two amphibian planes commanded by Major General James E. Fechet, Chief of the Army Air Corps. A pilot of the Junkers Corporation was taken along, to be dropped on Greenly Island by parachute if necessary...
Approaching St. Johns, N. B., Major General Fechet's pilot, Lieutenant Muir Fairchild, had an attack of appendicitis. A relief pilot, Lieutenant Elwood Auesada, flew up from Boston and the expedition continued...
...Panama, where Peace-Dove Lindbergh sprinkled goodwill three months ago, the War Department's two chief eagles-Assistant Secretary of War F. Trubee Davison and Major-General James E. Fechet, Chief of Army Air Corps-last month flew to inspect the Canal's defenses...
Nevertheless, Eagles Davison and Fechet recommended doubling Panama's air defenses. Perhaps to hasten the passage of appropriations, they abandoned their plan to fly home along Peace-Dove Lindbergh's route through the Antilles. They returned as they had gone down, in long hops of their Loening amphibians to Managua, Vera Cruz, Tampico, Brownsville, Washington...
...General Fechet is to the banner born. The fighting strain (French-Huguenot, not Irish) surges through Fechet blood. His uncle quit the U. S. Army after long service, irked with peace, and went to Egypt to fight. The nephew was elevated to the Air Service from the Cavalry where he won his spurs. Many a War and post-War flier was trained under his command at Scott, Carlstrom, Dorr and Kelly Fields. His brother officers still think he looks "like a Remington cavalryman." "Take a good look at that fighting jaw," say they...