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Evidently while he was with the Curtiss-Toronto Company the Jannus Brothers Company was dissolved. After completing the tests of the "Canada" Tony was sent back to Russia where he remained until March, 1916. He then returned to Toronto for about a month, after which he was again sent to Russia as Engineering Representative and Acceptance Test Pilot for the Curtiss Company. Russia's increasing schedule for planes and parts made Tony's position there of increasing importance to the company. During the late summer and fall of 1916, the Buffalo Curtiss Division was sending over an extensive series of Type K flying boats and Tony was getting them through acceptance tests on the Black Sea at Sevastopol. About this time two H-7 Curtiss flying boats were also delivered and while testing the second of these, Tony met with a fatal accident on October 12, 1916. Evidently while flying at about 2,000 feet he ran into serious trouble, crashed and burned in the water.

Flying Pioneer Tony Jannus was certainly most extraordinary. Self taught, as flying first began to take hold in 1910, on a plane that was of marginal efficiency, he went on to become one of our most capable and renowned early aviators.

The effects of his work and valued contributions are numerous. A highly-qualified instructor, he taught many who went on to fame in aviation themselves. Through his excellent flying ability and sound mechanical judgement, he became an expert test pilot. A great ambassador of aviation he was always doing his best to sell flying. How ironic that his brother should also meet his death in a foreign land. Theirs was a great loss to aviation progress, for as a brother team it is difficult to foresee where their combined abilities would have led them. Always a gentleman, Antony Jannus was highly respected and well liked by everyone for his congenial personality. The name Jannus will ever remain high in aviation history.