PILOT STORIES:
McCandless, W. J.
| Air
Mail Service Began: |
April 3, 1919 |
| Air
Mail Service Ended: |
May 12, 1920 |
W. J. McCandless was not an airmail pilot, but
the Superintendent of the Chicago – Omaha Aerial Mail
Division. He was killed on May 12, 1920 when an airmail airplane
piloted by W. H. Johnson was blown through a tree. Johnson
was injured, and McCandless was killed in the collision. |
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