PILOTLESS AEROPLANE.
MEMBER OF AIR FORCE KILLED. (BT CASUS—PRESS ASSOCIATIOK—COWEIGHT.) AND X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIOX.) (Received November 10th, 11.15 p.m.; LONDON. November 10. A pilotless Bristol Fighter aeroplane flew onwards over East Grinstead after two members of the Air x Force had jumped out at a height of 2000 feet. The pilot's parachute did not open, and his body was found with a hand still clutching the ring. The observer reached the ground safely. The aeroplane has not been traced.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 7
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79PILOTLESS AEROPLANE. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 7
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