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Rites for Airplane Crash Victims
The bodies of Frank Mallory, left, and William Roberts, right, are shown here being borne from the Church of God Wednesday morning following double services for the two men who were killed Saturday when the plane Mallory was piloting crashed at Harlem avenue and 95th street. Mallory is a brother of Eddie Mallory the husband of Miss Ethel Waters.

Californians Take Lead in Aviation
[From Left to Right]
Lieut William V. Powell Instructor of Aeronautics Los Angeles Schools 
Gwendolyn Morton
Aerodynamics Class 
Bridget Walton
Latinia Myatt
Marie Dickerson
Ann Jefferson
Willie Mae Sims
Zola Benjamin
The aviators and student flyers here are members of the famous "Craftsmen of Black Wings" an organization in Los Angeles, Calif., which boasts seventy-five members, six of whom are white and two are Mexicans. Lieut. William J. Powell is the instructor and heads the group. 

Air Inspector Killed in Test of New Plane
(Pictures on Page 12.)
   Cecil F. De Lasaux, 38 years old, 3255 Warren boulevard, an inspector for the federal bureau of air commerce, was killed last evening in the crash of a tiny new racing plane which he had taken up from Joliet airport for its first test flight. The little machine, powered with a motor designed and built by De Lasaux, spun into a field five miles southwest of Joliet.
    The accident occurred a few minutes after the takeoff. Witnesses said the ship, a midwing monoplane with a wing spread of only 14 feet, had risen to 1,000 feet and started a wide circle when the motor began missing. Immediately De Lasaux nosed it downward and headed for the airport. While the ship was still 500 feet in the air the motor stopped entirely and the crash followed.
Pilot of Long Experience.
    De Lasaux was an experienced pilot with several thousand hours of experience in many types of airplanes. He learned to fly during the world war and became a captain in the army air corps. He continued in barnstorming and commercial flying until 1929, when he became a federal inspector. He was stationed at Chicago. 
    Maj. George Vest, his immediate superior, said that De Lasaux had been given a 90 day leave of absence a month ago. He had explained at that time that he proposed to test a four cylinder air cooled motor which he had developed himself.
Installs Motor in Plane.
    For the last three weeks he had worked installing the motor in the racing ship in a hangar at the Holy Name Technical school near Lockport.
    John S. Wilson, dean of studies at the technical school who worked with De Lasaux, said the motor was expected to deliver 165 horse power. De Lasaux calculated the little racer would have a top speed of 220 to 250 miles an hour. He had hoped to take the ship to Los Angeles for the national air races which begin next Friday.
    De Lasaux is survived by his widow and a 14 month old daughter.