Two British Jet Fighters Crash
(Rec. 10 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 21. A Royal Air Force Swift jet fighter crashed into a house at Crowmarsh, a village in Oxfordshire, today. It was the second such incident in two days. The house was practically demolished and another was extensively damaged. The pilot, who was dragged from the wreck, severely injured, was believed to have been the only casualty. Yesterday four people were killed when an R.A.F. Meteorjet crashed into the High street of the village of Wadhurst, in Sussex.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27873, 23 January 1956, Page 11
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