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996      AVIATION     September 15, 1924

Boston Airport News
By G. W. Hamblin, Jr.

Monday, Aug. 18, Capt. Edward W. Killgore and Lieut, Robert A. Nagle reported for active duty. They are reserve officers, but will be on duty as line officers for the two weeks.
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The PW8, flown by Lieut. R. C. Moffatt, was given a test and performed admirably. Lieutenant Moffatt thrilled the spectators by his series of aerobatics. Everybody on the field was sorry to see him take off for Mt. Clemens, Mich., which he did on Aug. 21. He made the hop to Selfridge Field in a little more than five hours. 
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Two planes went to Fort Adams, Newport, R.I., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to take part in the observance of Army-Navy Day there. The Jennies were flown by Lieut. "Bob" Nagle and Capt. "Eddie" Killgore. They returned that day, having an enjoyable stay at Fort Adams.
  
These same two fliers hopped down to Mitchel Field, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 21, and they returned Friday.
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All the officers who attended the opening of the Westfield Airport some weeks ago have received a pair of silver wings, presented in view of the service rendered. The fliers are: Capt. L. R. Knight, Capt. E. W. Killgore, A.S., O.R.C., Lieutenants Nagle, Crowley, Ward, Magee, all Reserve men, and Lieut. R. C. Moffatt, who had flown here from Selfridge Field, Mich., in a TM scout.
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Major Dargue established an emergency supply base at St. Johns, N.S. for the World Fliers, acting under orders from Washington.
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Mark C. Hogue hopped off for Bar Harbor in his Canuck, "Spark Plug II" on Thursday, after having "Eddie" O'Toole do some repairing for him. He expects to do quite a lot of passenger and photographic work at Bar Harbor.
  
George W. "Daredevil" Sparks has been around lately, and when Halsey R. Bazeley obtained the job as stunt flier at the Marshfield Fair, and was looking for a wing-walker, Sparks was right on the spot.
 
Chicago News
By R. W. Schroeder

Heath's 5-place Standard was put into passenger carrying service Saturday, and has doubled the firm's week-end business. This is all the more remarkable because the mosquitoes were so bad at all the fields that no one felt like staying any length of time.
  
The big wing Canuck of the Heath Co. has been sold to Leslie E. Ross of 2030 Irving Park Blvd.
  
John Perez's Jennie, which has undergone some overhauls this summer, is again flying.
  
La Pierre Cavender has set up his OX5 Thomas-Morse Scout and will be ready to fly it in a day or two. He expects to go to the Oklahoma air meet and bring home some trophies.
  
David Wong, one of our Chinese students, has just returned from a visit to California and had bought a Canuck from Tony Yackey. He will keep it at Heath's Field.
  
Roy Ahern and John J. Tobin, who have been receiving instructions from Pilot Walter Meyer, successfully soloed last week.
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Ambroz and Saenger had some bad luck with their Jennie. The ship was damaged in hitting a clay pile at the edge of Heath's field, and while it was being repaired, caught fire from a lantern that was standing about 15 ft away. This of course happened in the evening. It seems that the gas had not been turned off and due to the absence of any wind that evening, the drippings spread rapidly over the field, eventually reaching the lantern. The ship was in a moment wrapped in a sheet of flames and was a total wreck. The immense flames attracted many neighbors and motorists and even the fire department rushed to the scene. The fire trucks and gongs enhanced the scene greatly, but that didn't seem to help Ambroz and Saenger very much.
  
Ed LaParle did a wing walking act at Stanley Wallace's field on River Road Sunday. Wallace expects to "pull" something like this every Sunday to attract a crowd and is figuring on having some parachute jumps and other attractions in the future. Max Sussin is piloting. Sunday Otto Klein was invited for a ride in Wallace's OXX6 Standard, and was quite enthused over the way the ship handled.
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Last Sunday morning the following pilots qualified for their F.A.I. Pilot Certificates at Tony Yackey's Field; H. H. Hoyte, A. M. Tallman, J. L. Huber, R. W. Radoll, Ed. LaParle, E. B. Heath, R. H. Boettcher, L. Cavender.

The Late Buck Weaver
 
In connection with the untimely death of George E. ("Buck") Weaver, the well known pilot, Maj. R. W. Schroeder writes to AVIATION as follows:   
   
"Buck was just a good kid thirteen years ago, building little model airplanes which flew well enough to keep his interest intact until he grew big enough to fly real airplanes. From then on he crossed and recrossed the country countless times, spreading everywhere the gospel of aviation. If his efforts to sell aviation to this world are measurable, then we can say that Buck has gone to the land where all good airmen go. He was well known throughout the United States, and was loved by all who had the pleasure of meeting him as just plain Buck Weaver.
   
"Buck took ill several months ago, being confined to the hospital until his demise. His widow, Mrs. Weaver, and their son, George [[strikethrough]] A [[/strikethrough]] C. have traveled a great many miles by air with Buck. They attended the big St. Louis Air Meet, last fall, at which time the accompanying photograph, showing Buck playing with his little son was taken."

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[[caption]] The late "Buck" Weaver playing with this little son, George [[strikethrough]] A [[/strikethrough]] C.]] [[/caption]]

Fairchild Fliers Active

Richard H. Depew, Jr., manager of the flying division of the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp., reports a great deal of activity in his department.
   
Captain Depew and Photographer A. O. Russell recently flew to Washington with the company's new Huff Daland photographic plane. While in Washington the plane was kept at Bolling Field, where much interest was displayed in the new plane, both by Army and Navy officers, including General Patrick, Chief of the Air Service, who made a special trip to Bolling Field to look over the ship.
   
The primary purpose of the trip was to secure numerous oblique contracts closed by Mr. Nesbitt, Washington, representative of the Fairchild company. The weather was perfect and about a hundred pictures were taken.