AERONAUTICS: 1000000

Lloyd's of London have insured Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, famous American ace, against flying accidents for $1,000,000, the biggest aviation policy ever written. Rickenbacker, now an official of the Rickenbacker Motor Company, Detroit, saves time on his automobile inspection trips by flying about the country and claims there is less danger in the air than on automobile-congested roads. Most insurance policies are nullified in case of flying accidents.

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