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== Aviation and death ==

== Aviation and death ==

Rogers became an advocate for the aviation industry after noticing aerospace advancements in Europe and befriending [[Charles Lindbergh]]. During his 1926 European trip he witnessed the European advances in commercial air service and compared them to the almost nonexistent facilities in the United States. Rogers' newspaper columns frequently emphasized the safety record, speed, and convenience of this means of transportation, and he helped shape public opinion on the subject. Rogers died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935.  The plane, piloted by fellow Oklahoman [[Wiley Post]], went down en route to Barrow, Alaska.<ref>Fred Roach, Jr. "Vision of the Future: Will Rogers' Support of Commercial Aviation." ''Chronicles of Oklahoma'' 1979 57(3): 340-364. </ref>

Rogers became an advocate for the aviation industry after noticing advancements in Europe and befriending [[Charles Lindbergh]], the most famous aviator of the era. During his 1926 European trip he witnessed the European advances in commercial air service and compared them to the almost nonexistent facilities in the United States. Rogers' newspaper columns frequently emphasized the safety record, speed, and convenience of this means of transportation, and he helped shape public opinion on the subject. Rogers died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935.  The plane, piloted by fellow Oklahoman [[Wiley Post]], went down en route to Barrow, Alaska.<ref>Fred Roach, Jr. "Vision of the Future: Will Rogers' Support of Commercial Aviation." ''Chronicles of Oklahoma'' 1979 57(3): 340-364. </ref>

==Philosophy and style==

==Philosophy and style==