The Archive · 1938

Montgomery, Ala., Oct

Mr. Dave Hissong, Eastern Air

Lines pilot, saved the lives of 14 passengers today when he landed his burning transport plate on a moonlit field.

He had gained an altitude of 1,400 feet shortly after the take-off when he felt the right motor vibrate. He glanced at the wing and saw the blazing motor drop off. Flames licked the body of the transport, but he calmly raised: the left wing and balancing the transport, put it in a long glide. He landed six miles north of the airport.—United Press.

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