Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 33, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 June 1927 — Page 8

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FREAK MISHAPS PROVIDE RELIEF E 0 AIR PILOTS Mail Plane Drivers Have | Share of Thrills, Close j Death Calls. This- fr,, the ninth of a series of ten articles telline of the amazing adventures of fcmdbereh's pals in the airmail service. . The final article v.ill appear Monday. ; BY RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Wrtter WASHINGTON, June 18.—Pilots Jn the airmail service have more than their share of thrilling experiences. and breath-taking escapes from death. But there are freakish happenings now and then that provide a sort of grimly comic relief. Pilot Huking, for instance, once landed squarely on a jack rabbit—with disastrous effects to the rabbit. Pilot Mouton once collided with an eagle in mid-air. The lifless body of the bird was found wedged between a couple of wing struts when Mouton landed at Elko Field. v Dog Is Beheaded Then there was the time when a dog wandered up to a plane at one field-and became unduly intrigued by the whirring propeller. Dog-like he so.ught to bite a chunk out of the spinning blades—and was neatly besteaded. ■ The classic story of the airmail, Inowever, is the story of Pilot Unger. TJnger made a very dangerous forced landing in his plane, escaped uphurt—and then was painfully injured getting off a horse! Here is ,the way-; his report to liis superiors tells abdut it: Breaks Set of Gears "I was crossing the Ruby mountains at about 10,500 feet when .1 broke a set of gears and landed in a very small field in Secret Pass with difficulty owing to small space and high altitude. A rancher saw :ne land and rode over to let me take his horse to ride to the nearest ranch. After phoning to Elko for help I started back to the ship on th? {torse. “I mounted, or started to mount,

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and as all true western horses do, this one took off on a climbing turn before I got in the seat and had my safety control belt fastened. To make a long story short, I overcontrolled, her nose went down and I spun or side-slipped—l don’t know which—into the ground with great speed. Flew With Broken Ankle “I broke my left ankle in two place's and was well shaken up by this forced landing. After filling the air with smoke, which must have dazed the horse, I managed to catch him. We took off in a gentle lope and returned to the ship. Help came at last, the motor was repaired and I flew the ship to Elko. I had the boys tack a strap on the right rudder bar so I could pull as well as push. This made up for the loss of my left foot. “I took off for the city of Salt Lake with the regular mail as usual, as there was no other pilot available.” Only to become lost in the dark and narrowly escape death.

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layers of brick, to the workers in marble and plaster, to the electricians and plumbers, to the painter* and decorators—to all who have toiled and sweated and persevered and persisted, who have applied without stint of their /£ muscles and their minds —our sincere appreciation. [/ You have builded a monument to your endeavors —a symbol of your It achievement. Indiana is proud of the theater that bears its name, 1 proud of Indiana labor that has reared such a notable masterpiece among the Great Theaters of World. Sw The Indiana Theatre Sp

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INDIANA is a civic asset. f \ It is a monument not only to the Ant of the Motion Picture, but a monument to the skill and the competency of Indiana institutions and Indiana labor. # Your inspiring co-operation and endeavors have written “a letter of recommendation” for all the world to see—and to admire! The “Indiana” expresses its gratitude and sincere appreciation to all who have builded and equipped such a masterpiece among the Great Theaters of America notable among whom are the organizations and individuals herewith. * We thank you —all of you. * The INDIANA THEATRE

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