, ▁flying ▁U . S . ▁Mail ▁in ▁a ▁Curt iss ▁A - 1 2 ▁Sh rike , ▁ 3 3 - 2 4 6 , ▁enters ▁a ▁severe ▁th under st orm . ▁Att empt ing ▁to ▁reverse ▁course , ▁he ▁los es ▁control ▁and ▁sp ins ▁in ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁at ▁De W itt , ▁Iowa , ▁with ▁fatal ▁result . ▁This ▁aircraft ▁probably ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁Att ack ▁Group ▁at ▁Fort ▁Cro ck ett . ▁Texas . ▁" W ood ▁was ▁flying ▁to ▁O ma ha ▁with ▁ 2 3 ▁p ouch es ▁of ▁mail . ▁The ▁plane ▁crash ed ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁William ▁M om ms en , ▁far mer ▁living ▁five ▁and ▁one ▁half ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁D ew itt . ▁[ s ic ] ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁a ▁far mer ▁living ▁nearby . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁witness es ▁to ▁the ▁crash . ▁Wood ▁left ▁Chicago ▁at ▁ 7 : 1 5 ▁p . ▁m . ▁for ▁Des ▁Mo ines ." ▁" H is ▁body ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁between ▁the ▁motor ▁and ▁a ▁load ▁of ▁mail ▁he ▁was ▁carrying ." ▁" H is ▁body ▁was ▁badly ▁m util ated . ▁The ▁nose ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁was ▁buried ▁four ▁feet ▁in ▁the ▁ground ." ▁" The ▁motor ▁was ▁torn ▁loose ." ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁Army ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁mail . ▁" It ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁fatal ity , ▁however , ▁since