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TERRIBLE FALL KILLS CADET
Transcribed from the Altoona Mirror May 28, 1918
TERRIBLE FALL KILLS CADET.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., May 28. Flying Cadet Charles R. Passwater of Nobleville, Ind., was instantly killed at Mineola aviation field today in a 2,000 foot airplane fall. At that altitude he attempted a tail spin, but lost control of his machine and crashed into the ground.
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