Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1918 — Real “Sky Pitot" [ARTICLE]

Real “Sky Pitot"

A preacher literally comes down out of the heavens to preach the Gospel to American aviators'in England. He is Rev. Reginald Crew, American Y. M. O. A. pastor-aviator, who files from one aviation camp to another, holding religious services for the “boys.” He has no long-distance record, but he has flown as far as thirty milpa between camps for -a prayer mating. Arrivmg at a camp, die. frequently gives his Yank birdmen congregation, thousands of feet below, a preliminary exhibition in the “corkscrew," “loop-the-lpop,”. “apple-turnover” qnd other fancy stunts. Thab'Jnsureqtheii' attention. v '' '' Then-he-volplanes to earth, climbs out of his chariot, removes his football headgear and starts “church.” The boys call him the “sky pilot.” He is a great favorite and they eagerly flock to services.— Exchange.