77th Congress, 2nd Session, Congress, Report No. 1072 (Q84612302)
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1942 United States congressional report
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | 77th Congress, 2nd Session, Congress, Report No. 1072 |
1942 United States congressional report |
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Eddie August Schneider 1942 inquiry page 01 of 11 Senate version.png
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It appears that on December 23, 1940, a private plane piloted by Eddie Schneider was struck by a Navy plane, piloted by Ensign Kenneth A. Kuehner, United States Naval Reserve, in the vicinity of Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, N. Y., causing the death of Eddie Schneider and completely demolishing his plane. The evidence indicates that the first contact of the Navy plane with the private plane was when its propeller cut through the tail of the private plane and cut the tail completely off. This was confirmed by the fact that the tail surfaces of the private plane were found later to have been completely severed and by markings found on the propeller of the Navy plane. After the propeller of the Navy plane severed the tail surfaces, the private plane pulled ahead for an instant. The Navy plane swung slightly then overtook the private plane, again cutting one of its wings causing it to immediately spin to the waters below. An inspection of the Navy plane revealed that the leading edges of both blades of the propeller had been gouged and nicked, apparently at the time the propeller severed the tail of the private plane. The lower right-wing tip was severely damaged at the outer end. Your committee find that Eddie Schneider was a brilliant flyer and had a bright future in his selected vocation. He was a young man, only 29 years of age, who had been flying since the age of 16 years. (English)
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