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John K. O'Meara


NOTED GLIDER KILLED
O'Meara Dies in Crash of Plane During Test 1941
Norwalk, Cal., Nov. 26 (A.P.).

John K. O'Meara, 32 years old, a former glider champion, was killed late yesterday in the crash of a basic trainer monoplane he was testing for the Harlow Aircraft Company of Alhambra.

O'Meara, who lived in La Canada, Cal., is survived by his widow, the former Constantine Eugenie Johnston, a New York social figure.

John K. O'Meara, was one of the first to take up gliding in the United States.  He developed his technic in Wassekuppe, Germany, in 1931, returning to this country to set up a number of records.  In 1934 he was a pilot in the first air train to the White House, carrying mail.

He was an expert in cloud jumping, in which altitude is gained by making use of thermal currents.

In 1938, O'Meara's divorced wife, Mrs. Caroline Dudeck O'Meara, sued Constantine Johnston for $100,000, alleging the latter had stolen the affections of her husband.  A court awarded her $1,000.  The following year O'Meara and Miss Johnston were married.

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