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Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1918-1919. Gives Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde's first-hand account of an airplane crash at Brooks Field that resulted in the death of one of his students.

Wreckage of Col. Hartney's plane [Clipping, circa 1920s] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Wreckage of Col. Hartney's plane," from an unidentified publication, circa 1920s. Reports on Hartney's crash in a Thomas-Morse aircraft. Includes a photograph of the wrecked aircraft.

Baltimorean, 21, dies in Texas plane crash [Clippng, circa June 1927] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Baltimorean, 21, dies in Texas plane crash," from an unidentified newspaper, circa June 1927. Reports on the death of Cadet Morris B. Robinson Jr. in an aircraft accident at Brooks Field, Texas. Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.

Flier misses hurts in fall [Clipping, circa 1927] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Flier misses hurts in fall," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1927. Reports on Cadet Julius A. Barr's wreck in a training plane at Brooks Field, Texas. Inscription on album page: "Nuf' said." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.

Thru the night U.S. investigators hunt cause of crash [Clipping, 1936] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Thru the night U.S. investigators hunt cause of crash," from The Press-Scimitar (Memphis, Tennessee), January 18, 1936. Reports on an investigation of an airplane crash. Includes a photograph of the investigators, which includes Colonel Harold E. Hartney [misspelled as "Heartney" in the caption].

Search for air safety [Clipping, circa 1930s] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Search for air safety," from a Kansas City, Missouri newspaper, circa 1930s. Reports on Colonels Harold E. Hartney and Charles Wayne Kerwood's work in investigating airplane crashes and promoting air safety. Includes a Division of Press Intelligence checkout ticket.

Col. Hartney here to check on Air Safety [Clipping, circa 1938] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Col. Hartney here to check on Air Safety," from an unidentified publication, circa August 17, 1938. Reports on Harold E. Hartney's arrival in Washington on business for the Senate Committee on Air Traffic Safety.Inscription: "Aug. 17./38."

Charges U.S. Department gambling in human lives [Clipping, circa 1930s] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Charges U.S. Department gambling in human lives," from an unidentified publication, circa 1930s. Reports on testimony heard during Harold E. Hartney's senate investigation into airplane crashes.

Aviation inquiry to bring out human equation in accidents [Clipping, circa 1930s] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Aviation inquiry to bring out human equation in accidents," from an unidentified publication, circa 1930s. Reports on Harold E. Hartney's senate investigation into airplane crashes.

Colonel Hartney on inquiry board [Clipping, circa 1935] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Colonel Hartney on inquiry board," from an unidentified publication, circa 1935. Reports on Harold E. Hartney's appointment to a Senate committee investigating an airplane crash.