NEWELL M. MCGUIRE 1886-1914 AKA Mickey McGuire

MICKEY MCGUIRE, 1914 Collection of Jim Frane, 11-30-03

MICKEY MCGUIRE AT INDEPENDENCE, IA, 1914 Collection of Jim Frane, 11-30-03

MICKEY MCGUIRE AT INDEPENDENCE, IA, 1914 Collection of Jim Frane, 11-30-03

"Twenty-five Years Ago Today"      Early in the month Howard Rinehart established himself at Monterey, Mexico, with two Wright B's and a Wright HS fuselage tractor, to FLY FOR VILLA, along with Eugene "Bill" Heth. A little later Farnum Fish followed Rinehart to Mexico and was shot down by rifle fire. William A. Lamkey, Didier Masson, Dean I. Lamb, Lawrence Brown, Silas Christofferson, George M. Keightley, Floyd Smith, "Mickey" McGuire, Grover Bergdoll, Chas. S. Niles, L. W. Bonney, Alberto Salinas, Gustavo Salinas and J. H. Worden were other American aviators on the various sides during the three years of aerial activity. from CHIRP - JULY 1940- DEARBORN MICH. - NUMBER 27 courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir

 

 

MICKEY KILLED IN MEXICO, 1914 from an unidentified newsclipping Collection of Todd McVickar, 6-26-07 Fish, McGuire Shot By Villa      Fish, McGuire and Ken Williams had gone to Mexico in 1914 during the revolution to serve as airplane spotters for Pancho Villa's forces. They were offered wages of about $550 a month in gold.      McGuire became involved in a dispute over pay with Villa and allegedly was shot in the back by the Mexican revolutionist. Although Fish and Williams were told the death occurred in a different manner, Fish had the misfortune of seeing the body.      He was killed by a firing squad at the age of 19.      Williams was more fortunate. He paid off the guards and escaped to the United States on a freight train.      The flying done by the trio in Mexico proved one important thing. Airplanes could play an important part in warfare. Mexico was the proving ground.

 

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