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September 17, 1935

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 17, 1935

* Len Koenecke killed on airplane
* MLB Brooklyn Dodgers baseball


The front page has a great banner headline: "KILLED IN FIGHT IN AIRPLANE" with subhead. Nice for display. Photo of Koenecke is on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

wikipedia notes: After being sent home from the road trip, he caught a commercial flight for New York City. During the flight, he drank a quart of whiskey and became very drunk. After harassing other passengers and striking a stewardess, the pilot had to sit on him to restrain him as he was shackled to his seat. He was removed unconscious from the flight in Detroit. After sleeping on a chair in the airport, he chartered a flight to Buffalo. While flying over Canada, he had a disagreement with the pilot and a passenger, and attempted to take control of the aircraft. In order to avoid a crash, he was hit over the head with a fire extinguisher by both the pilot, who had left his controls, and the other passenger. After an emergency landing at Long Branch Racetrack in Toronto, it was found that Koenecke had died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The two pilots were charged with manslaughter but were found not guilty in a trial soon after.

Category: The 20th Century