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Oh yes, we had an accident here the
other day, the first since this field was
opened 3 months ago. A student was flying
on instrument under the hood and the
instructor was in the front cockpit. Their
engine quit at 500 ft. so they had to
make a forced landing without power. In
making a turn the ship banked to stop
with the nose high and lost flying
speed so the plane spun in. They
didn't have enough altitude to recover
so they hit the ground going straight
down. The Lt was mangled a bit because
the engine was pushed back into his
lap. Both were killed instantly. These
are rare happenings.

The head chaplin here is a protestant
so the catholics are kind of in the cold. We
have no catholic chaplin because of the
shortage, so a priest comes out from town