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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
14
Two private planes collided in mid air near Altus Oklahoma on July 12. Prescott 25 and James Abbot 17 escaped with minor injuries as both aircraft were destroyed. The crash occurred during takeoff from the same airport, the planes collided at about 40 feet and plunged to the ground.
Augustus PF and Herff Jr. of 363 Terrell read and joined 387 students starting July 1 as midshipmen in the Culver summer naval school in Indiana. They will spend the summer learning water activities including waving and towing, gaining exposure to all phases of maritime training. In Korea a cloudburst caused 62 drownings, 39 injuries, and left 35,000 homeless, per Yomiuri.
Air corps pilots joke about the D F C awards for blunders at the Advanced Flying school. One can be a one gallon varnish can with a gas gauge while others include a gear lever mishap and a dummy beam. A strange sock and cheese reminder marks wind errors. Philip Dorn signs a long term screen contract.
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