Moon, a bomber pilot, became an influential member of the "Bomber Mafia" at the Air Corps Tactical School from 1933 to 1936, but died on November 19, 1937, awaiting retirement from the service at the age of 45. Solter, a pursuit pilot, was killed in an accident flight testing an all-metal trainer at Randolph Field, Texas, in September 1936.
Moon, a bomber pilot, joined the prominent "Bomber Mafia" at the Air Corps Tactical School from 1933 to 1936, but died on November 19, 1937, before he could retire from military service at age 45. Solter, a pursuit pilot, was fatally injured in an accident while testing an all-metal trainer at Randolph Field, Texas, in September 1936.