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Old 24th June 2017, 12:52
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Re: Lt Clarence Henry "Dutch” Schildhauer Incident May 22 1925

George

Thanks for looking another tack has revealed the pilot and who else was in the aircraft. Just now need to find out what large biplane was being used at Lakehurst in May 1925


May 23, 1925
The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky · Page 20
LEUT. KYLE DIES IN FALL FROM PLANE Lakehurst. N. J., May 22 (AP) Lieut. James R. Kyle, Jr.. of Lynchburg. Va.,
was instantly killed here today, when he either leaped or fell off the wing of an airplane when the
motor went bad. Kyle and Lieut. James Schildhauer were on the wings of the planes to make
parachute jumps, but Kyle's parachute did not open until he was a few feet above the ground.
The plane was only 200 feet up. Chief Petty Officer Starr (Alva Franklin "Frank" Starr 1892-1958), who is in charge of the parachute school
at the naval aid station, signalled the two men to leap when the motor gave trouble. Lieut. Schildhauer
released his parachute and was pulled off the wing, landing safely. Kyle's parachute failed to open.
Chief Starr was in the plane to direct the jumping, while H. E. June (sic) piloted it.
Lieutenant Kyle is said to have been one of the officers who two weeks ago established a new world's
record endurance flight with a navy plane at Philadelphia

H. E. June is Chief Aviation Pilot Harold Irving June (1895–1962)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_June

see http://www.stamfordhistory.org/haroldjune1930.htm

1925, Enlistment expired. Reenlisted five days later. Assigned to Lakehurst, flying for students of parachute classes and testing of all new para*chutes for navy

Many Thanks

Paul
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