One of Lowman's Luscombe's out of service today and so is Munson Motor Sales "flying bookkeeper", Miss Patricia T. "Pat" Haynes. The 26-year old aviatrix says she "hurts" from bumps and bruises, but nothing serious after rolling over in the snow at Michigan City airport Sunday.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Pat was coming in from the west, feeling gingerly for the very poor airport there. The wheels of the Luscombe caught in the crusty snow at the west end of the east-west runway, flipped the ship onto its back.

The nose-over resulted in a broken prop, smashed rudder, hole in the wing. Pat crawled out unassisted and came home by bus. Local planes did not attempt to fly into Michigan City after her with the runways there in such bad shape.

Just a piece of bad luck, Pat. Nosing a plane over is like "dinging" a fender on your car. Pat is a WAC veteran of the last international fracas.

While we are on the subject, Michigan City has proposed a new and safer airport, some distance from the present "cramped" affair.

Boys at Municipal had fun Sunday with an impromptu spot-landing contest. The beautiful flying day got under their skins, a few challenges were tossed about, so six of the boys mounted planes, circled in traffic and dropped into the field for precision tries at a mark on the runway.

Gene Beigh, flying a T-Craft, stole the unscheduled show, won a sky-blue-pink sky-hook. Also participating were Gene Noggle, Moyne Andrews, Bob Bast, Joe Carlin, Mat Dalton, and George Hauck, Winona.

John Funk and Bob Bayne, both of Warsaw, are now full-fledged eaglettes, having soloed airplanes at Municipal. Now, on to a private certificate, gentlemen.

For members, only. Warsaw Aero club fish-fry, Thursday evening at the clubhouse on Smith Field. also a fast-moving 45-minute film on the P-80. Should be a full turnout of members with new president, Stanley "Wacky" Arnolt, presiding.

Because they "worked-over" the Mentone basketball team, members of the Talma Quintet were taken a free plane ride last week by Flying Farmer Frank Meredith, in his Aeronca. Now there, fellows, is an added incentive for wining ball games.

Jean Ramey of North Manchester, has soloed at the Manchester airport, and Robert Gagnon. Ronald Dixon and Charles Young, also of Manchester, all received private certificate. David McCullough, of Laketon, has his passenger-carrying certificate, too.

Joe Carlin's diminutive darling, Dora, now among the missing at Municipal Airport, while she recovers from an operation in Murphy Medical Center.

Warsaw Daily Times Mon. Feb. 9, 1948