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The Unsung Heroes...
Cpl. Frank Scott was a mechanic for the Wright machines at the Signal Corps Aviation School, as was his best friend, Jesse Ayer. On Sept. 28th, 1912, Lieut. Lewis Rockwell, a highly skilled pilot, went up on a flight to qualify for his "Military Aviator" rating, and invited Scott to fly as ... [text covered by fallen photo but presumed to be -- "his co-pilot. The"] aircraft crashed and Scott was killed instantly, while Rockwell died three hours later at the hospital. Scott was the first enlisted man killed in an aviation accident. Ayer's diary records both the crash and subsequent funerals three days later. |