- 3 8 E , ▁ 3 4 - 1 8 , ▁flying ▁U . S . ▁Mail ▁crashes ▁" in ▁fl ames " ▁on ▁take off ▁from ▁Che y enne , ▁Wy oming , ▁killing ▁ 2 d . ▁L t . ▁Frank ▁L . ▁Howard ▁and ▁Air ▁Reserve ▁ 2 d . ▁L t . ▁Arthur ▁R . ▁" D u ke " ▁Ker win . ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁reported ▁that ▁" The ▁f liers ▁killed ▁last ▁night , ▁Lie uts . ▁A . ▁R . ▁Ker win ▁of ▁March ▁Field , ▁Cal if ., ▁and ▁F . ▁L . ▁Howard ▁of ▁Sh re ve port , ▁La ., ▁were ▁seeking ▁to ▁familiar ize ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁Che y enne - S alt ▁Lake ▁City ▁route ▁when ▁the ▁plane ▁pl ung ed ▁in ▁the ▁darkness ▁and ▁hit ▁the ▁power ▁line ." ▁" The ▁accident ▁occurred ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁Che y enne ▁air port . ▁E ye ▁witness es ▁said ▁the ▁ship ▁developed ▁motor ▁trouble ▁soon ▁after ▁taking ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁Che y enne ▁field . ▁They ▁said ▁the ▁two ▁lie uten ants , ▁bound ▁for ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁circ led ▁over ▁the ▁city ▁once ▁after ▁they ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁then ▁head ed ▁west . ▁Their ▁motor ▁s put tered ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁circ led ▁again , ▁apparently ▁attempting ▁to ▁head ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁field . ▁The ▁plane ▁struck ▁the ▁power ▁line , ▁turned ▁a ▁loop ▁and ▁crash ed ▁almost ▁nose ▁first