“ Mr. Schneider and Mr. Herzog had been up for an hour in a two-seater monoplane and were heading south, with the plane's landing gear down when the accident occurred. The Navy craft, a Stearman trainer biplane, had been up about as long and was going west toward the field, preparing to head into the wind. Its landing gear was down also. Witnesses said that the left strut of the Stearman's landing gear brushed against the left wing of the private plane. At the impact, the small plane went into a spin, straightened out for a moment and then plunged straight down into Deep Creek. ”

“ George Wilson Herzog, 37, a garage owner, of New Hyde Park, was also killed. He held a commercial pilots license and had applied for a refreshing course in connection with the Civil Aeronautics Board's training program. ”