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Virgil P. PYLANT

West End (Stephenville) Cemetery
Erath County,
Texas

Jan. 17, 1908 - Sept. 5, 1931

Inscription:
"Gone but not forgotten"

Two Men Burn To Death When Plane Crashes / Texans Are Victims of Fatal Accident at Stephenville / Stephenville, Texas. Sept. 5 (AP)--Two flyers, a pilot and a student, were burned to death near here when their plane nose-dived to earth and burst into flames.

The dead are Travis Boggs, 26, pilot, of Dublin, and Virgil Pylant, 23, student flyer, of Stephenville.

Persons who witnessed the crash said Boggs was circling the field at a low altitude to land when the plane seemed to careen out of control. With its motor wide open it dived to earth and was immediately enveloped in flames.

Persons who hurried to the scene to extricate the flyers were forced back by the flames. The plane's motor continued to run until it was enveloped by the fire.

The flyers' bodies remained in the blazing ship more than twenty minutes. They were burned beyond recognition.

Boggs was an experienced flyer, having for the last two years been connected with the Ranger flying field. Pylant was taking flying lessons from Boggs.

From the Dallas (TX) Morning News
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Contributed on 4/2/18 by tomannkill
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Submitted: 4/2/18 • Approved: 4/2/18 • Last Updated: 4/5/18 • R161120-G0-S3

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