Thomas-Morse MB-2

United States Army Air Service - USAAS

The aircraft was on its way from Charleston to Langley AFB with two other airplanes. En route, they ran into a thunderstorm and a few minutes later, one machine fell. Another continued on and landed at Seebert, about a hundred miles east, while the third aircraft returned and landed on another place. The aircraft was seen to go into a spin and crashed into the ground. One of the other machines flew low, located the scene of the accident and found the bomber in flames, with its tail pointing upward. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Harry Speck, pilot, Lt William Fitzpatrick, copilot. Passengers: Sgt Arthur Brown, Cpl Alexander Hazleton, Walter Howard.