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1.	2 Flyers Missing in Austrialian Hop	1929-05-20	Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;	Text from back of image: "The waters of Timor Sea or the wild uninhabited shores of Northwestern Australia, on May 20th, cloaked the whereabouts of two English aviators, Flight Lieutenant J. Moir and flying officer H. Owen. The two flyers left Bima, Sumbawa, Dutch East Indies, May 18th, for Fort Darwin, and were not reported from afterward. A searching plane covering four hundred miles of the Australian coast failed to locate them. They took off from England March 18th. (Photo shows Flight Lieutenant J. Moir and flying officer H. Owen, reported missing on Australian hop.)"

2.	After Waitkus Crashed in Ireland	1935-10-01	Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "After successfully crossing the Atlantic and after completing 3,000 miles of his proposed 3,800-mile flight, Lieut. Felix Waitkus, U.S. airman, was forced down by lack of gas and crashed in a field near Ballinrobe, County Mayor, Irish free state. Lieut. Waitkus, a Lithuanian by birth, was attempting a long-distance record flight from New York to Lithuania and had been flying blind for the greater part of his 22 hours in the air. Waitkus was uninjured in the crash. The above photo shows the wreckage of the plane."

3.	Air Mail pilot Killed in Plane Crash	1929-01-06	Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "Piloting a mail plane from Boston to New York, Jan. 5th, Ned Carrington of Stamford, Conn., was killed when his plane crashed to the ground near Stafford Springs, Conn. Carrington, 26 and not married, was found by officers of Brainard Field, Hartford."

4.	As They Arrived Back in Civilization	1924-05-29	Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;	Text from back of image: "Photo shows Maj. Frederick Martin, world flight commander and his mechanic, Sergt. Harvey, as they appeared, ragged, dirty and careworn on their arrival at Port Moller, Alaska, May 10th, after ten days wandering in the wilderness along the Alaskan peninsula as the result of the crashing of their plane against a mountain."

5.	Auto Men Killed in Plane Crash	1928-08-08	Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "Wendell Pavey, well known auto dealer of Cincinnati, Ohio, and J.L. Bovis of Hamilton, Ohio, were instantly killed when the plane piloted by Bovis, in which they were flying to Akron, Ohio, to attend a golf meet, crashed in a field before they had proceeded a mile and a half on their way after taking off from Cincinnati early August 8th. A heavy fog was blamed for the crash. Photo shows the wreckage of the plane in which Pavey and Bovis died."

6.	Aviators Escape as Plane Plunges in Lake Michigan		Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "Photo shows Ernesto Merlanti pilot on the new seaplane that dropped into Lake Michigan having his cuts and bruises attended by physicians on the U.S.S. Wilmette."

7.	Aviators Escape as Plane Plunges in Lake Michigan		Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "It was a brand new navy type sea plane. Thousands of Chicago's home wending crowds watch it skimming along blithely over the harbor breakwater. Suddenly the white wings rocked, the tail upended and the fairy craft staggered nose down in a wild dive. Women screamed. Men ran. The ship plunged beneath the green waves throwing up a spray of steam and foam. Life boats put out. The fliers were found clinging to the wings not much the worse for their air and sea dive. It was a test flight that failed. Photo shows the wrecked seaplane in the water."

8.	Balloonists Receive Noisy Welcome on Arrive Home.		Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;	Text from back of image: "Greeted by wives and friends. Photo shows close-up of Lieutenants Kloor, Hinton, and Farrell, as they looked upon their arrival in New York."

9.	Brengel Crash		Aircraft accidents;

10.	Carried Six to Death, Injured Eight	1933-04-01	Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "The broken fueselage of a tri-motored plane after it had crashed at Neodesha, Kansas, carrying six to death and injuring eight. The ship was carrying the Winnipeg Toilers, championship basketball team of Canada, home after an international meet at Tulsa, Okla."

11.	Escapes Death Twice in Three Days	1931-09-06	Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "The wreckage of Walter Hunter's Travelair at the National Air Races Sept. 6th. Hunter, testing his ship for the Thompson Trophy Race, had to abandon the plane when 150 feet off the ground as a gasoline line burst. The exhaust ignited the leaking gas and Hunter was severely burned. It was Hunter's second escape from death in three days. Flying the Bendix Derby Sept. 4th Hunter brought his plane down at Terre Haute, Ind., in a mass of flames."

12.	First Photo of Lieut. Wade's Crash into North Atlantic on Way to Iceland		Transcontinental flights; Aircraft accidents;	Text on back of photo: 'This is first photo showing ill-fated plane of Lieut. Wade, one of the U.S. round-world fliers, who crashed into the sea between the Orkneys and Iceland. In this photo the plane is shown lying on the water with a destroyer approaching to take Lieuts. Wade and Ogden off. The plane was taken in tow by one of the destroyers to go to Iceland, but was subsequently destroyed by gunfire.'

13.	Fokker DVII Crash		Aircraft accidents;

14.	Former State Senator and Girl Killed in Plane Crash	1928-06-19	Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "Marcel Theriault, ex-state senator of New Hampshire, and Katherine Thomas, 22, both of Nashua, N.H., were killed recently when the airplane in which they were passengers, caught fire and crashed at Nashua, N.J. The pilot, George Lennox, was badly burned. The above photo shows a view of the wrecked plane."

15.	Great Aerial Derby at Hendon, England		Aircraft accidents;	Text from back of image: "Machine of F. J. Courtney, winner of the London Aerial Derby was slightly injured when his machine upset while he was making a landing at Hendon. The plane is shown in the picture taken immediately after the accident was turned over upside down. It is a Martynside Semi-quaver."

16.	Group of Men		Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;

17.	Group of People Look Down on Crashed Plane from Roosevelt Aviation School		Aircraft accidents;

18.	Hero Fliers Return	1925-09-24	Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;	Text from back of image: "The crew of the navy seaplane PN9-1 having been lost at sea for 9 days and finally picked up by the submarine P4 were given a fitting welcome upon their return to S. F. today aboard the U.S.S. Idaho. Photo shows from left to right former Sen. James D. Phelan, H. Clay Miller, Commander John Rodgers, Supervisor Rossi and Charles W. Fay."

19.	Heroic Flyers Arrive at Honolulu and Are Given Big Reception		Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;	Text from back of image: "Gov. Farrington of the Hawaiian Islands, receiving message from Commander John Rodgers, on the arrival of the missing Pacific flyers, at Honolulu. The fliers were given a great reception. Photo taken at the Capital Building."

20.	How U.S. Saved Locatelli, Italian Flier, from Water Grave - First and Exclusive Photoes	1924-09-03	Aircraft accidents; Air pilots;	Text from back of image: "The story of Lieutenant Locatelli's rescue from the icy waters of the North Atlantic has already been received. These first and exclusive photos tell the story pictorially of his success in reaching Reykjavik, Iceland, with the American fliers, and his subsequent unsuccessful attempt to reach Greenland. This photo shows the Italian and American fliers together at Reykjavik shortly before the hop-off for Greenland. From left to right are Tullio Corsio, Italian pilot; John Harding Jr., American flier; Dr. Summers of the U.S.S. Richmond; Lieut. Erik Nelson, American flier; Antonio Locatelli, Italian flier, and Lieut. Lowell Smith, American flight commander, just before hop-off at Reykjavik Iceland. They are shown with a picture of the 'Belle of Iceland.'"

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