THE CALSHOT FATALITY.
POSSIBLY CAUSED BY WIRELESS
SPARK
(Received June 6, 8.20 a.m.)
LONDON, Juno -5
The hydroplane in which Lieutenants Creswell and Rice were killed at Calaliot Castle, fell 500 feet. Creswell, who was strapped to the^ seat, was terribly mangled. Rice fell out, and the body lias not been recovered. There are indications that the engine exploded owing to an escape of petrol fumes and possibly a spark ifrom the wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8857, 6 June 1914, Page 5
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