Sky Pilot’s Deadly Dash: Fatalities Mark Transcontinental Air Race

In a grueling display of aerial endurance, Lieut. B. Maynard, a celebrated ‘sky pilot,’ claimed victory in the transcontinental air race on October 14, 1919. However, his triumph was marred by the tragic loss of several lives. Maynard’s plane, which departed from Herring field near Mineola, Iowa, touched down at Mineola this afternoon at 11:25, having flown from San Francisco. The daredevil aviator bested his competitors, including Lieut. H.H. Quinby, number 32, who had been among the first to arrive at the starting point in California.