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DEFENDER'S GOODWILL FLYERS INSPIRED
'WINGS' AT WEST VIRGINIA STATE

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Conclusive proof that the Chicago Defender, through its goodwill flyers, Dale White and Chauncey Spencer, members of the National Airmen's association inspired the present aviation program at West Virginia State college, Institute, W. Va., is presented by these photos made on the occasion of the flyers' visit to that institution. A few weeks after the flight the president and members o the faculty went to Washington, D.C. and filed an application for aeronautics as provided by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Left photo: Goodwill Flyers being treated at West Virginia State college. Left to right, front row: J.C. Evans, Chauncey Spencer, President J.W. Davis Dale White, Joseph W. Grider. Rear row: J. Murphy, Theester Coleman, Frank Brown, Marshal Fields, Bedaf[[?]]

[[image]] NATIONAL AIRMEN ASSN of AMERICA Sponsored by Chicago Defender
Tyree, Norris Minor, Charles Minor, James Wader, and Jash O'Neil. Center photo: Spencer, President David, White, and Grider talk aeronautics. Right Photo: Airman Dale White and Chauncey Spencer side their plane. – Photos by Earl Brown.

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PILOT IS KILLED; FRIEND ESCAPES IN 'CHUTE LEAP
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Rudolph Galina, 32 years old, 6110 South Wood street, a true driver, was killed instantly last night when the Waco Tank Arrow powered three place open biplane which he was piloting crashed in the Evergreen Park cemetery near 87th street and Kenzie avenue. His companion, Theodore Linnert, 23, of 6204 South Menard avenue, made a parachute leap and escape injury.

The two men had taken off from the Ashburn airport, 83d street and Cicero avenue, where Linnert is a mechanic, to practice tail spins, accord to Willow Springs county highway police. They were returning to the airport, according to Linnert, when in a bank the controls stuck. Linnert said Galina told him to jump and he would try to land the plane. When he saw he couldn't make the airport Galina also made a parachute leap, but the plane was too low for it to open.

Ben Howard, manager of the airport, saw Linnert jump and rushed to the scene of the crash, but Galina had been killed instantly. The crash was witnessed also by Miss Ruth Haupt, 23 years old, 2194 South Gunderson avenue, Berwyn, who was flying near by. Her instructor, Slim Tiedt, had her land when he saw the other plane in difficulty. Galina was said to have had 400 hours in the air. The plane was owned by Linnert's brother, John.