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Kenneth Latour

Remembered for a high-flying aviation tale, this elusive writer brought the feel of early air adventure onto the page. Very little biographical detail survives, which only adds to the mystery around the work.

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The last crash

The last crash

by Kenneth Latour

About the author

Kenneth LaTour appears to be a little-documented author now chiefly known for The Last Crash, an aviation novel that has been preserved by Project Gutenberg and listed by The Online Books Page.

The book itself presents him as the author of The Sky Call and The Vindication of Smith as well, suggesting he wrote more than one story connected with flight and adventure. Contemporary ebook listings also describe The Last Crash as an early 20th-century aviation story, and the novel’s own framing emphasizes an insider’s feel for the airman’s world.

Beyond those publication traces, reliable biographical information about LaTour is scarce in the sources I could confirm. No clearly verified portrait or substantial life record turned up, so he remains one of those writers best known through the atmosphere and subject matter of the work that survived.