▁is ▁cancel led . ▁" The ▁plane ▁carrying ▁the ▁southern ▁mail ▁to ▁New ark ▁got ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Washington ▁at ▁ 2 : 4 0 ▁a . ▁m ., ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁ground ed ▁by ▁bad ▁weather ." ▁▁▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁Lieutenant ▁Dur wood ▁O . ▁Low ry , ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron , ▁▁ 1 st ▁P urs uit ▁Group , ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁an ▁Air ▁Corps ▁Curt iss ▁O - 3 9 ▁Fal con , ▁ 3 2 - 2 1 6 , ▁whilst ▁carrying ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Mail , ▁near ▁Des h ler , ▁Ohio . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Mrs . ▁Dor othy ▁Low ry ▁Re is dorf , ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁was ▁quoted ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁stating , ▁" Good ▁as ▁they ▁are , ▁these ▁Self ridge ▁Field ▁f liers ▁shouldn ' t ▁have ▁to ▁fly ▁at ▁night ▁through ▁winter ▁storm s ▁over ▁un famil iar ▁courses ▁that ▁it ▁took ▁months ▁for ▁commercial ▁pil ots ▁to ▁learn ." Associ ated ▁Press , ▁" P il ots ▁Cr ash ▁Car ry ing ▁Mail ▁– ▁Four ▁Army ▁F liers ▁Kil led , ▁Several ▁In j ured ▁in ▁Their ▁New ▁Task ", ▁The ▁Columbia ▁Record , ▁Columbia , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Friday ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Volume ▁XXX V II , ▁Number ▁ 2 6 1 , ▁page ▁ 1 . ▁Low ry ' s ▁plane , ▁carrying ▁a ▁capacity ▁load