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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Glider pilot Norman A. Goddard, head of Palo Alto Aviation School, was killed on Jan. 27 near Alameda, Cal., after his glider's wings collapsed during a loop attempt, falling 3,000 feet with parachute failing to open in time.
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ALAMEDA, Cal., Jan. 27.-Norman A. Goddard, head of the Palo Alto Aviation School, was killed Sunday when he fell 3,000 feet with his own glider and struck on the Oakland estuary.
Goddard attempted to loop and his wings collapsed. He freed himself from the fuselage but at an insufficient altitude to permit his parachute to open.
At the insistence of his wife Goddard wore a parachute contrary to his usual practice.
Goddard had hoped to establish a glider loop record.
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Alameda, Cal.
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Sunday, Jan. 27
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norman a. goddard killed after falling 3,000 feet when glider wings collapsed and parachute failed to open sufficiently.
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Norman A. Goddard, head of the Palo Alto Aviation School, attempted to loop his glider, causing the wings to collapse. He freed himself from the fuselage but at insufficient altitude for the parachute to open, striking the Oakland estuary. He wore the parachute at his wife's insistence, contrary to usual practice, and hoped to establish a glider loop record.