DIVE OF FIVE THOUSAND FEET.
AIRMAN ESCAPES INJURY. tmrXb FK*S ASSOCIATIOH—BT KXCTWO T*LxoaAra—cornuoßt.) (Received May 20th, 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 20. The pilot-mechanic of a French Air tnit* freighter miraculously escaped feath by diving 5000 feet when the fcubine took fire in mid-air while |muiß Tonoridge. On reaching the rind he managed to jump clear of cockpit before flames enveloped the Wankine. —United Service.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19624, 21 May 1929, Page 9
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