The Sentinel (formerly the Coos County Courier)
Coos County, Oregon
Thursday, July 30, 1931
REX BRATTAIN, COOS BAY FLYER IS MISSING
Said to Have Started for Eugene ---One Wing of the Plane Found Floating on Bay's Water ----
Reports from Marshfield last night and today expressed concern over the absence of Rex Brattain, air flyer, who is believed to have been lost in Winchester bay near Reedsport.
Brattain is said to have left Coos Bay Wednesday afternoon accompanied by an official of the Standard Oil company, en route to Eugene, called there by the illness of his child. A short time afterwards a wing of an airplane was found floating on the waters of Winchester bay, and it is thought to be from Brattain's plane, since neither he nor his passenger has arrived at Eugene.
Bill Richardson, of Coquille, was appraised of the accident, and started out in his plane to search for Brattain, and other flyers are said to be aiding in the search. ~~~
Southwestern Oregon New newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Friday, July 31, 1931
COOS BAY MEN KILLED BY PLANE CRASH
PIECES OF WRECKED PLANE OCCUPIED BY REX BRATTAIN, LOCAL AVIATOR, AND W.C. McLAGAN, MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CHIEF ENGINEER, FOUND NEAR UMPQUA
The broken wing of a plane washed up on the beach three miles south of Umpqua river mouth this morning bears mute testimony of tragedy befalling two well-known Coos Bay men, Rex Brattain, of the Brattain Flying Service, and W.C. McLagan, chief engineer for the Mountain States Power company general plant at North Bend. The pair had left Tuesday morning in Brattain's fleet plane bound for Corvallis, via Springfield, with a stop at Tangent, to visit relatives of the former at Corvallis and of the latter at Tangent.
Not having received any word from the pair, Frank Black, North Bend amateur radio operator, communicated with relatives of the men and learned that they had not arrived.
Immediately Hobi planes from Eugene were secured and began scouring the coast country in an effort to get a trace of them. These planes were joined also by Wm. Richardson of the Travel Airways and Elbert Parmenter, well-known Corvallis aviator.
PLANE PARTS FOUND
Thursday morning a part of a plane wing was found on the beach sands three miles from the mouth of the Umpqua by a Hobi plane and later the same day another piece of a left wing was picked up near the mouth of Ten Mile creek. Still a third piece was picked up near the first by Richardson. This fragment was an eight-foot piece of the lower left wing and was still wet at the time of finding, indicating that it had recently been washed ashore and this fact lends an air of mystery to the probable tragedy.
The parts were brought to Coos Bay to await passing upon by an official inquiry.
PROBABLY HIT FOG BANK
Several theories have been advanced as to the probable cause of the tragedy, but the most logical one and most generally accepted is that the altimeter failed to function and the plane caught in a fog bank; thus the machine could have easily hit the water before the occupants had any knowledge as to their probable height.
Both men were married.
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The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
July 31, 1931
TWO FLYERS LOST
Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan Started Tuesday Morning—Plane Washed up on Beach—
It will probably never be known what happened to the plane in which Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan, both of North Bend, left that city's airport Tuesday morning at eight o'clock. A tip of a wing of the plane was first found about noon Wednesday, south of Winchester Bay on the coast, and later the whole section of a lower left wing was found near Ten Mile creek. Nothing has been seen or heard from either of the men.
Mr. Brattain was manager of the Brattain Flying and Taxi Service at North Bend, and Mr. McLagan chief engineer of the Mt. States Power Co. Plant at North Bend. They hopped off that morning for Corvallis, by way of Springfield, with a stop at Tangent scheduled, and then they failed to show up, the Hobi plane at Eugene was started on a search for them.
Wm. Richardson, of this city, who has been assisting n the search, is said to have been the owner of the plane which "cracked up." It is not the same place, but it is the same engine as was in the plane which crashed on the hillside with Mr. Richardson and Dr. G.E. Low a few years ago, near Coaledo. They were more fortunate at that time than were the flyers last Tuesday morning.
Various possible causes for the deaths of the men and the loss of the plane are advanced. One is that the altimeter failed to function and that in the fog the men struck the ocean without knowing they were in any danger.
Or the controls may have jammed and in the fog they could not have known how far from the beach they were.
Both men were married. Mr. Brattain had located in North Bend several months ago.
Later---- A piece of iron is said to have been a part of the plane was picked up at the mouth of the Umpqua late yesterday afternoon which leads to the belief that the accident happened off the Umpqua bar.
Another plane crashed at the North Bend airport this morning. Geo. Trembly was starting p to go north and assist in the search. When up about 80 feet the engine stalled and the plane came down on its nose. It was badly damaged but aside from bruises and the jarring, he was not hurt.
It was the plane belonging to Mr. McLagan in which Trembly was taking off.
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The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
August 7, 1931
PORTIONS OF ONE BODY FOUND
Portions of the body of W.C. McLagan, of North Bend, who was killed when the Brattain plane was wrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua last Thursday, were found late Wednesday afternoon when the dredge Michie was dumping its accumulations, taken from well inside the bar. It had been thought that the plane was submerged off the bar, and it may have been, and the tide carried the body into Winchester Bay.
Up to this morning the body of Rex Brattain had not been found, although it is still being sought.
The Sentinel was in error last week in sating that Mr. Brattain was flying Dr. G.E. Low and Wm. Richardson's plane when the accident happened. He had used it considerably but was flying his own on that fatal trip. ~~END~~~~
Southwestern Oregon News newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Monday, August 14, 1931
SEARCH FOR BRATTAIN BODY ENDED SUNDAY
Search for the body of Rex Brattain, local aviator who lost his life on July 28 near the mouth of the Umpqua, was definitely abandoned Sunday. The body of his fellow passenger, W.C. McLagan, was recovered last week.
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The Sentinel (formerly the Coos County Courier)
Coos County, Oregon
September 17, 1931
REX BRATTAIN BODY FOUND
The body of Rex Brattain, North Bend aviator who lost his life July 28 when the plane in which he and W.G. McLagan were riding dropped into either the Umpqua river or the ocean off Winchester Bay, was found last Sunday some miles south of the river mouth and one mile north of Ten Mile Creek. It was positively identified as that of Mr. Brattain and was taken to Corvallis for interment.
~~~
NOTE:
Rex Brattain was the grandson of Oregon pioneer George W. Brattain & Sarah Margaret (Bean) Brattain and the great-grandson of Oregon pioneers Jonathan Hill Brattain & Mary Ellen (Trimble) Brattain.
Rex Brattain married Blanche V. Price on 25 Jun 1922 in Benton County, Oregon.
Coos County, Oregon
Thursday, July 30, 1931
REX BRATTAIN, COOS BAY FLYER IS MISSING
Said to Have Started for Eugene ---One Wing of the Plane Found Floating on Bay's Water ----
Reports from Marshfield last night and today expressed concern over the absence of Rex Brattain, air flyer, who is believed to have been lost in Winchester bay near Reedsport.
Brattain is said to have left Coos Bay Wednesday afternoon accompanied by an official of the Standard Oil company, en route to Eugene, called there by the illness of his child. A short time afterwards a wing of an airplane was found floating on the waters of Winchester bay, and it is thought to be from Brattain's plane, since neither he nor his passenger has arrived at Eugene.
Bill Richardson, of Coquille, was appraised of the accident, and started out in his plane to search for Brattain, and other flyers are said to be aiding in the search. ~~~
Southwestern Oregon New newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Friday, July 31, 1931
COOS BAY MEN KILLED BY PLANE CRASH
PIECES OF WRECKED PLANE OCCUPIED BY REX BRATTAIN, LOCAL AVIATOR, AND W.C. McLAGAN, MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CHIEF ENGINEER, FOUND NEAR UMPQUA
The broken wing of a plane washed up on the beach three miles south of Umpqua river mouth this morning bears mute testimony of tragedy befalling two well-known Coos Bay men, Rex Brattain, of the Brattain Flying Service, and W.C. McLagan, chief engineer for the Mountain States Power company general plant at North Bend. The pair had left Tuesday morning in Brattain's fleet plane bound for Corvallis, via Springfield, with a stop at Tangent, to visit relatives of the former at Corvallis and of the latter at Tangent.
Not having received any word from the pair, Frank Black, North Bend amateur radio operator, communicated with relatives of the men and learned that they had not arrived.
Immediately Hobi planes from Eugene were secured and began scouring the coast country in an effort to get a trace of them. These planes were joined also by Wm. Richardson of the Travel Airways and Elbert Parmenter, well-known Corvallis aviator.
PLANE PARTS FOUND
Thursday morning a part of a plane wing was found on the beach sands three miles from the mouth of the Umpqua by a Hobi plane and later the same day another piece of a left wing was picked up near the mouth of Ten Mile creek. Still a third piece was picked up near the first by Richardson. This fragment was an eight-foot piece of the lower left wing and was still wet at the time of finding, indicating that it had recently been washed ashore and this fact lends an air of mystery to the probable tragedy.
The parts were brought to Coos Bay to await passing upon by an official inquiry.
PROBABLY HIT FOG BANK
Several theories have been advanced as to the probable cause of the tragedy, but the most logical one and most generally accepted is that the altimeter failed to function and the plane caught in a fog bank; thus the machine could have easily hit the water before the occupants had any knowledge as to their probable height.
Both men were married.
~~~
The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
July 31, 1931
TWO FLYERS LOST
Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan Started Tuesday Morning—Plane Washed up on Beach—
It will probably never be known what happened to the plane in which Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan, both of North Bend, left that city's airport Tuesday morning at eight o'clock. A tip of a wing of the plane was first found about noon Wednesday, south of Winchester Bay on the coast, and later the whole section of a lower left wing was found near Ten Mile creek. Nothing has been seen or heard from either of the men.
Mr. Brattain was manager of the Brattain Flying and Taxi Service at North Bend, and Mr. McLagan chief engineer of the Mt. States Power Co. Plant at North Bend. They hopped off that morning for Corvallis, by way of Springfield, with a stop at Tangent scheduled, and then they failed to show up, the Hobi plane at Eugene was started on a search for them.
Wm. Richardson, of this city, who has been assisting n the search, is said to have been the owner of the plane which "cracked up." It is not the same place, but it is the same engine as was in the plane which crashed on the hillside with Mr. Richardson and Dr. G.E. Low a few years ago, near Coaledo. They were more fortunate at that time than were the flyers last Tuesday morning.
Various possible causes for the deaths of the men and the loss of the plane are advanced. One is that the altimeter failed to function and that in the fog the men struck the ocean without knowing they were in any danger.
Or the controls may have jammed and in the fog they could not have known how far from the beach they were.
Both men were married. Mr. Brattain had located in North Bend several months ago.
Later---- A piece of iron is said to have been a part of the plane was picked up at the mouth of the Umpqua late yesterday afternoon which leads to the belief that the accident happened off the Umpqua bar.
Another plane crashed at the North Bend airport this morning. Geo. Trembly was starting p to go north and assist in the search. When up about 80 feet the engine stalled and the plane came down on its nose. It was badly damaged but aside from bruises and the jarring, he was not hurt.
It was the plane belonging to Mr. McLagan in which Trembly was taking off.
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The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
August 7, 1931
PORTIONS OF ONE BODY FOUND
Portions of the body of W.C. McLagan, of North Bend, who was killed when the Brattain plane was wrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua last Thursday, were found late Wednesday afternoon when the dredge Michie was dumping its accumulations, taken from well inside the bar. It had been thought that the plane was submerged off the bar, and it may have been, and the tide carried the body into Winchester Bay.
Up to this morning the body of Rex Brattain had not been found, although it is still being sought.
The Sentinel was in error last week in sating that Mr. Brattain was flying Dr. G.E. Low and Wm. Richardson's plane when the accident happened. He had used it considerably but was flying his own on that fatal trip. ~~END~~~~
Southwestern Oregon News newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Monday, August 14, 1931
SEARCH FOR BRATTAIN BODY ENDED SUNDAY
Search for the body of Rex Brattain, local aviator who lost his life on July 28 near the mouth of the Umpqua, was definitely abandoned Sunday. The body of his fellow passenger, W.C. McLagan, was recovered last week.
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The Sentinel (formerly the Coos County Courier)
Coos County, Oregon
September 17, 1931
REX BRATTAIN BODY FOUND
The body of Rex Brattain, North Bend aviator who lost his life July 28 when the plane in which he and W.G. McLagan were riding dropped into either the Umpqua river or the ocean off Winchester Bay, was found last Sunday some miles south of the river mouth and one mile north of Ten Mile Creek. It was positively identified as that of Mr. Brattain and was taken to Corvallis for interment.
~~~
NOTE:
Rex Brattain was the grandson of Oregon pioneer George W. Brattain & Sarah Margaret (Bean) Brattain and the great-grandson of Oregon pioneers Jonathan Hill Brattain & Mary Ellen (Trimble) Brattain.
Rex Brattain married Blanche V. Price on 25 Jun 1922 in Benton County, Oregon.
The Sentinel (formerly the Coos County Courier)
Coos County, Oregon
Thursday, July 30, 1931
REX BRATTAIN, COOS BAY FLYER IS MISSING
Said to Have Started for Eugene ---One Wing of the Plane Found Floating on Bay's Water ----
Reports from Marshfield last night and today expressed concern over the absence of Rex Brattain, air flyer, who is believed to have been lost in Winchester bay near Reedsport.
Brattain is said to have left Coos Bay Wednesday afternoon accompanied by an official of the Standard Oil company, en route to Eugene, called there by the illness of his child. A short time afterwards a wing of an airplane was found floating on the waters of Winchester bay, and it is thought to be from Brattain's plane, since neither he nor his passenger has arrived at Eugene.
Bill Richardson, of Coquille, was appraised of the accident, and started out in his plane to search for Brattain, and other flyers are said to be aiding in the search. ~~~
Southwestern Oregon New newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Friday, July 31, 1931
COOS BAY MEN KILLED BY PLANE CRASH
PIECES OF WRECKED PLANE OCCUPIED BY REX BRATTAIN, LOCAL AVIATOR, AND W.C. McLAGAN, MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CHIEF ENGINEER, FOUND NEAR UMPQUA
The broken wing of a plane washed up on the beach three miles south of Umpqua river mouth this morning bears mute testimony of tragedy befalling two well-known Coos Bay men, Rex Brattain, of the Brattain Flying Service, and W.C. McLagan, chief engineer for the Mountain States Power company general plant at North Bend. The pair had left Tuesday morning in Brattain's fleet plane bound for Corvallis, via Springfield, with a stop at Tangent, to visit relatives of the former at Corvallis and of the latter at Tangent.
Not having received any word from the pair, Frank Black, North Bend amateur radio operator, communicated with relatives of the men and learned that they had not arrived.
Immediately Hobi planes from Eugene were secured and began scouring the coast country in an effort to get a trace of them. These planes were joined also by Wm. Richardson of the Travel Airways and Elbert Parmenter, well-known Corvallis aviator.
PLANE PARTS FOUND
Thursday morning a part of a plane wing was found on the beach sands three miles from the mouth of the Umpqua by a Hobi plane and later the same day another piece of a left wing was picked up near the mouth of Ten Mile creek. Still a third piece was picked up near the first by Richardson. This fragment was an eight-foot piece of the lower left wing and was still wet at the time of finding, indicating that it had recently been washed ashore and this fact lends an air of mystery to the probable tragedy.
The parts were brought to Coos Bay to await passing upon by an official inquiry.
PROBABLY HIT FOG BANK
Several theories have been advanced as to the probable cause of the tragedy, but the most logical one and most generally accepted is that the altimeter failed to function and the plane caught in a fog bank; thus the machine could have easily hit the water before the occupants had any knowledge as to their probable height.
Both men were married.
~~~
The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
July 31, 1931
TWO FLYERS LOST
Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan Started Tuesday Morning—Plane Washed up on Beach—
It will probably never be known what happened to the plane in which Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan, both of North Bend, left that city's airport Tuesday morning at eight o'clock. A tip of a wing of the plane was first found about noon Wednesday, south of Winchester Bay on the coast, and later the whole section of a lower left wing was found near Ten Mile creek. Nothing has been seen or heard from either of the men.
Mr. Brattain was manager of the Brattain Flying and Taxi Service at North Bend, and Mr. McLagan chief engineer of the Mt. States Power Co. Plant at North Bend. They hopped off that morning for Corvallis, by way of Springfield, with a stop at Tangent scheduled, and then they failed to show up, the Hobi plane at Eugene was started on a search for them.
Wm. Richardson, of this city, who has been assisting n the search, is said to have been the owner of the plane which "cracked up." It is not the same place, but it is the same engine as was in the plane which crashed on the hillside with Mr. Richardson and Dr. G.E. Low a few years ago, near Coaledo. They were more fortunate at that time than were the flyers last Tuesday morning.
Various possible causes for the deaths of the men and the loss of the plane are advanced. One is that the altimeter failed to function and that in the fog the men struck the ocean without knowing they were in any danger.
Or the controls may have jammed and in the fog they could not have known how far from the beach they were.
Both men were married. Mr. Brattain had located in North Bend several months ago.
Later---- A piece of iron is said to have been a part of the plane was picked up at the mouth of the Umpqua late yesterday afternoon which leads to the belief that the accident happened off the Umpqua bar.
Another plane crashed at the North Bend airport this morning. Geo. Trembly was starting p to go north and assist in the search. When up about 80 feet the engine stalled and the plane came down on its nose. It was badly damaged but aside from bruises and the jarring, he was not hurt.
It was the plane belonging to Mr. McLagan in which Trembly was taking off.
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The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
August 7, 1931
PORTIONS OF ONE BODY FOUND
Portions of the body of W.C. McLagan, of North Bend, who was killed when the Brattain plane was wrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua last Thursday, were found late Wednesday afternoon when the dredge Michie was dumping its accumulations, taken from well inside the bar. It had been thought that the plane was submerged off the bar, and it may have been, and the tide carried the body into Winchester Bay.
Up to this morning the body of Rex Brattain had not been found, although it is still being sought.
The Sentinel was in error last week in sating that Mr. Brattain was flying Dr. G.E. Low and Wm. Richardson's plane when the accident happened. He had used it considerably but was flying his own on that fatal trip. ~~END~~~~
Southwestern Oregon News newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Monday, August 14, 1931
SEARCH FOR BRATTAIN BODY ENDED SUNDAY
Search for the body of Rex Brattain, local aviator who lost his life on July 28 near the mouth of the Umpqua, was definitely abandoned Sunday. The body of his fellow passenger, W.C. McLagan, was recovered last week.
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The Sentinel (formerly the Coos County Courier)
Coos County, Oregon
September 17, 1931
REX BRATTAIN BODY FOUND
The body of Rex Brattain, North Bend aviator who lost his life July 28 when the plane in which he and W.G. McLagan were riding dropped into either the Umpqua river or the ocean off Winchester Bay, was found last Sunday some miles south of the river mouth and one mile north of Ten Mile Creek. It was positively identified as that of Mr. Brattain and was taken to Corvallis for interment.
~~~
NOTE:
Rex Brattain was the grandson of Oregon pioneer George W. Brattain & Sarah Margaret (Bean) Brattain and the great-grandson of Oregon pioneers Jonathan Hill Brattain & Mary Ellen (Trimble) Brattain.
Rex Brattain married Blanche V. Price on 25 Jun 1922 in Benton County, Oregon.
Coos County, Oregon
Thursday, July 30, 1931
REX BRATTAIN, COOS BAY FLYER IS MISSING
Said to Have Started for Eugene ---One Wing of the Plane Found Floating on Bay's Water ----
Reports from Marshfield last night and today expressed concern over the absence of Rex Brattain, air flyer, who is believed to have been lost in Winchester bay near Reedsport.
Brattain is said to have left Coos Bay Wednesday afternoon accompanied by an official of the Standard Oil company, en route to Eugene, called there by the illness of his child. A short time afterwards a wing of an airplane was found floating on the waters of Winchester bay, and it is thought to be from Brattain's plane, since neither he nor his passenger has arrived at Eugene.
Bill Richardson, of Coquille, was appraised of the accident, and started out in his plane to search for Brattain, and other flyers are said to be aiding in the search. ~~~
Southwestern Oregon New newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Friday, July 31, 1931
COOS BAY MEN KILLED BY PLANE CRASH
PIECES OF WRECKED PLANE OCCUPIED BY REX BRATTAIN, LOCAL AVIATOR, AND W.C. McLAGAN, MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CHIEF ENGINEER, FOUND NEAR UMPQUA
The broken wing of a plane washed up on the beach three miles south of Umpqua river mouth this morning bears mute testimony of tragedy befalling two well-known Coos Bay men, Rex Brattain, of the Brattain Flying Service, and W.C. McLagan, chief engineer for the Mountain States Power company general plant at North Bend. The pair had left Tuesday morning in Brattain's fleet plane bound for Corvallis, via Springfield, with a stop at Tangent, to visit relatives of the former at Corvallis and of the latter at Tangent.
Not having received any word from the pair, Frank Black, North Bend amateur radio operator, communicated with relatives of the men and learned that they had not arrived.
Immediately Hobi planes from Eugene were secured and began scouring the coast country in an effort to get a trace of them. These planes were joined also by Wm. Richardson of the Travel Airways and Elbert Parmenter, well-known Corvallis aviator.
PLANE PARTS FOUND
Thursday morning a part of a plane wing was found on the beach sands three miles from the mouth of the Umpqua by a Hobi plane and later the same day another piece of a left wing was picked up near the mouth of Ten Mile creek. Still a third piece was picked up near the first by Richardson. This fragment was an eight-foot piece of the lower left wing and was still wet at the time of finding, indicating that it had recently been washed ashore and this fact lends an air of mystery to the probable tragedy.
The parts were brought to Coos Bay to await passing upon by an official inquiry.
PROBABLY HIT FOG BANK
Several theories have been advanced as to the probable cause of the tragedy, but the most logical one and most generally accepted is that the altimeter failed to function and the plane caught in a fog bank; thus the machine could have easily hit the water before the occupants had any knowledge as to their probable height.
Both men were married.
~~~
The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
July 31, 1931
TWO FLYERS LOST
Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan Started Tuesday Morning—Plane Washed up on Beach—
It will probably never be known what happened to the plane in which Rex Brattain and W.C. McLagan, both of North Bend, left that city's airport Tuesday morning at eight o'clock. A tip of a wing of the plane was first found about noon Wednesday, south of Winchester Bay on the coast, and later the whole section of a lower left wing was found near Ten Mile creek. Nothing has been seen or heard from either of the men.
Mr. Brattain was manager of the Brattain Flying and Taxi Service at North Bend, and Mr. McLagan chief engineer of the Mt. States Power Co. Plant at North Bend. They hopped off that morning for Corvallis, by way of Springfield, with a stop at Tangent scheduled, and then they failed to show up, the Hobi plane at Eugene was started on a search for them.
Wm. Richardson, of this city, who has been assisting n the search, is said to have been the owner of the plane which "cracked up." It is not the same place, but it is the same engine as was in the plane which crashed on the hillside with Mr. Richardson and Dr. G.E. Low a few years ago, near Coaledo. They were more fortunate at that time than were the flyers last Tuesday morning.
Various possible causes for the deaths of the men and the loss of the plane are advanced. One is that the altimeter failed to function and that in the fog the men struck the ocean without knowing they were in any danger.
Or the controls may have jammed and in the fog they could not have known how far from the beach they were.
Both men were married. Mr. Brattain had located in North Bend several months ago.
Later---- A piece of iron is said to have been a part of the plane was picked up at the mouth of the Umpqua late yesterday afternoon which leads to the belief that the accident happened off the Umpqua bar.
Another plane crashed at the North Bend airport this morning. Geo. Trembly was starting p to go north and assist in the search. When up about 80 feet the engine stalled and the plane came down on its nose. It was badly damaged but aside from bruises and the jarring, he was not hurt.
It was the plane belonging to Mr. McLagan in which Trembly was taking off.
~~~~~~~~
The Coquille Sentinel
Coquille, Coos County, Oregon
August 7, 1931
PORTIONS OF ONE BODY FOUND
Portions of the body of W.C. McLagan, of North Bend, who was killed when the Brattain plane was wrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua last Thursday, were found late Wednesday afternoon when the dredge Michie was dumping its accumulations, taken from well inside the bar. It had been thought that the plane was submerged off the bar, and it may have been, and the tide carried the body into Winchester Bay.
Up to this morning the body of Rex Brattain had not been found, although it is still being sought.
The Sentinel was in error last week in sating that Mr. Brattain was flying Dr. G.E. Low and Wm. Richardson's plane when the accident happened. He had used it considerably but was flying his own on that fatal trip. ~~END~~~~
Southwestern Oregon News newspaper
Marshfield, Oregon
Monday, August 14, 1931
SEARCH FOR BRATTAIN BODY ENDED SUNDAY
Search for the body of Rex Brattain, local aviator who lost his life on July 28 near the mouth of the Umpqua, was definitely abandoned Sunday. The body of his fellow passenger, W.C. McLagan, was recovered last week.
~~~~~~~~
The Sentinel (formerly the Coos County Courier)
Coos County, Oregon
September 17, 1931
REX BRATTAIN BODY FOUND
The body of Rex Brattain, North Bend aviator who lost his life July 28 when the plane in which he and W.G. McLagan were riding dropped into either the Umpqua river or the ocean off Winchester Bay, was found last Sunday some miles south of the river mouth and one mile north of Ten Mile Creek. It was positively identified as that of Mr. Brattain and was taken to Corvallis for interment.
~~~
NOTE:
Rex Brattain was the grandson of Oregon pioneer George W. Brattain & Sarah Margaret (Bean) Brattain and the great-grandson of Oregon pioneers Jonathan Hill Brattain & Mary Ellen (Trimble) Brattain.
Rex Brattain married Blanche V. Price on 25 Jun 1922 in Benton County, Oregon.
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