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practicing on that. It was powered by a 4-cylinder 40 [[strikethrough]] H.P. [[/strikethrough]] h.p., Hall-Scott engine which Pendhayn replaced with a 4-cylinder [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Kirkham engine.

During this period [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] assisting Penhaym was Early Bird C.R. "Sinnie" Sinclair who became his mechanic that season. Using Cicero Field as there headquarters, Pendhayn and Sinclair started out on exhibition dates about mid-July and were active the balance of the season, using the Day tractor biplane. their tour was confined principally to the Midwestern and southern states, but occasionally they were back at Cicero for a few days between engagements. Some towns where Pendhaym exhibited that season were Harrisburg, Illinois; Dewitt, Iowa; Geneva, Nebraska; Milligan, Nebraska; Fairmont, Minnesota; Gaylord, Michigan; Dalton, Georgia; and Leslie, Arkansas.

Sinclair left Pendhayn in the spring of 1915, but Pendhayn resumed exhibition flying for the season, stationed at Overland park, Kansas City, Missouri. That summer he reportedly was using his Day tractor, and also had a 80 [[strikethrough]] H.P. [[/strikethrough]] h.p., Scout tractor. He was active on the road again that season and there were regular weekend flying events at Overland Park to attract crowds. Louis Gortson was also stationed there and DeLloyd Thompson joined them on occasion.

Later that season Pendhayn was killed while flying an exhibition dat at Plainview, Texas on September 18, 1915, at age 27.