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Moving the Mail : Airmail in America : Some Early Pilots : Eddie Gardner and Max Miller

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Eddie Gardner borrowed these goggles for his 1920 stunt flight. They were too large for his head and slipped down over his eyes. As he was trying to make a correction and clear his vision, the plane went into an irreversible dive. Gardner was killed on impact.
Broken goggles retrieved from Eddie Gardner's fatal stunt flight










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