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less fortunate and was killed on August 15th while attempting a type of flying beyond his skill. 
       Hammond, Baldwin, and crew were back at Mineola, New York, on August 26th and resumed flying activities there. On September 2nd Hammond flew at an Agricultural Fair at Dougen Hills, Staten Island, New York, with Harriet Quimby. There he ahd[[had?]] a minor smashup on his second flight. Immediately after this Hammond attended the Boston Meet, although not a contestant. While there, he had a ride as a passenger with Gworge [[George?]] Beatty. September 23rd to 30th Hammond was a contestant at the Nassau Boulevard Meet on Long Island. This was another large event, with a number of famous aviators competing. There Hammond made a good showing without an accident. He continued flying at Mineola through November and carried a number of passengers after his plane was fitted with an extra seat. On December 2nd he flew for a feature movie and on December 9th he carried William Simonson as a passenger on a duck hunting flight from Mineola. 
      At that time Baldwin was preparing to take Hammond on an exhibition tour of the Far East. Baldwin, Hammond, mechanics and three planes left New York on December 20th and sailed from San Francisco for manila on the 27th. Starting February 2, 1912, Hammond flew for ten days at the Manila Carnival and carried may notable passengers, made flights before United States military and government officials and over the Bilibid Prison for the inmates. This was followed by a tour of the Philippine Islands and [[strikethrough]]Straight[[/striketrough]] Straits Settlements through that month, during which he carried some of the chiefs and tribesmen of the Igorotes and Moros headhunters. 
      Following this tour Hammond flew at Tokyo, Japan, where he was appointed "Honorary Expert Aviator" by the Japanese Government. In early March he flew in Hong Kong, China, then the group sailed for San Francisco, arriving there on March 26th on the Pacific mail ship "Nile." Hammond stopped off in Chicago on April 2nd enroute to the East.