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AVIATORS AVOID SERIOUS SMASH

Army Machine Near Collision with Fox Aeroplane

^[[Aug 24  11]]

A decision made in the fraction of a second, and perfect control of the Burgess-Wright aeroplane by Lieut. [[pencil underlined]] Milling [[/pencil underlined]], yesterday afternoon prevented what promised to be a serious collision between the army machine and the Fox biplane of Frank Kastory at College Park aviation field. After a flight of about fifty yards, Kastory, in descending, broke the end of a plane on his machine, and started back to the hangar, his engines still running. As Kastory was crossing the field, Lieut. Milling was preparing to descend after a ten-minute flight. He saw Kastory, but the Fox aviator was deafened by the engine of his aeroplane, and had no idea of the impending danger.

When Lieut. Milling realized Kastory had not seen him, he quickly brought his machine to the ground, but could not stop the progress of the biplane. Deciding a course without any hesitation, he made a sharp turn to the right, and stopped the machine just as it crossed the walk beside the field. The collision was narrowly escaped, and had it not been for the mastery of the biplane by the army aviator both machines would have been wrecked.

Lieut. Kirtland, acting in command of the army school, started the afternoon's flights when, at about 4 o'clock, he had the Burgess-Wright machine hauled from the hangar. He ascended alone, and was in the air for thirty minutes, attaining an altitude of 2,300 feet. This was the longest flight yet made by Lieut. Kirtland as pilot and sole passenger. After a few minutes' rest, Lieut. Kirtland again ascended, and circled the field for twelve minutes.
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