▁R AF ▁Pul ham ▁by ▁g ale ▁force ▁wind s . ▁B low n ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁coast , ▁it ▁r ides ▁the ▁storm ▁out ▁with ▁minor ▁damage ▁finally ▁returning ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁day ▁later . ▁ 7 ▁May ▁Maj . ▁Charles ▁Cal vert ▁Bened ict , ▁( US MA , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ), ▁flying ▁from ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁E ber hart ▁S . E . 5 e , ▁ 2 2 – 3 2 0 , ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁T act ical ▁School , ▁when ▁he ▁coll ides ▁with ▁a ▁bal lo on . ▁Maj . ▁Carl ▁" To o ey " ▁Sp atz ▁recorded ▁in ▁his ▁di ary ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁" B ened ict ▁was ▁killed ▁Friday ▁last ▁by ▁coll iding ▁with ▁a ▁bal lo on ▁he ▁was ▁attack ing . ▁In ference : ▁at ▁our ▁age ▁mus cle ▁re actions ▁lag ▁behind ▁mental ▁imp uls es . ▁A vi ators ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁must ▁allow ▁a ▁large ▁majority ▁of ▁safety ▁in ▁their ▁flying ." ▁Capt . ▁Bened ict ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁commander ▁of ▁Chan ute ▁Field , ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁Sp atz ▁as ▁training ▁officer ▁at ▁the ▁Iss oud un , ▁France , ▁training ▁centre ▁when ▁Sp atz ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁▁▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Lieutenant ▁Frank