AERONAUTICS: Macready Out

Last week one of the nation's best fliers folded his wings and settled himself for keeps on a comfortable perch. Lieutenant John A. Macready,* U.S. Army, decided not to accept an order transferring him from McCook Flying Feld (Dayton, Ohio) to France Field, Panama, but to resign from the Air Service and from aviation in general, and become a salesman for the Delco Light Co. (General Motors subsidiary). His resignation took effect while he was in the midst of one of the performances that his high...

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