. Ellington 1918. proportion to the injuries to the pilot or passenger. Planes havefallen feet or more in tail spins, have completely crumbled, yet with no one hurt. A write-up of acci-dents of this nature at Ellington Field alone would vie with the Xew Testament in its account of the other hand, men have fallen but a few feet and paid the supreme penalty, proving luck. fate, whatever it may be called, figures as largely in the results of wrecks as in their causes. Considering these facts; that it is easier to smash an airplane than china at an afternoon tea; that a
. Ellington 1918. proportion to the injuries to the pilot or passenger. Planes havefallen feet or more in tail spins, have completely crumbled, yet with no one hurt. A write-up of acci-dents of this nature at Ellington Field alone would vie with the Xew Testament in its account of the other hand, men have fallen but a few feet and paid the supreme penalty, proving luck. fate, whatever it may be called, figures as largely in the results of wrecks as in their causes. Considering these facts; that it is easier to smash an airplane than china at an afternoon tea; that aplane in the air isnt nearly as valuable as one on the ground: that good judgment, decisive action and quickthinking cannot in any way change the laws of gravity, considering these things, there is nothing moreastonishing in flying than the low percentage of wrecks, compared to the number of planes in the air. andthe low percentage of fatalities, compared to the number of wrecks. Page 89] [ ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [ Page 90
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