CRASH AT RIO
Heroism Of Rescuers
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21. The valour of civilians and Brazilian Air Force men. plunging through blazing fuel oil to the rescue, was credited today with averting a major disaster in the crash of a Brazilian jet airliner last night. Though some were badly injured. 85 of the 104 persons aboard the huge jet emerged alive from the wreckage last night. Thirteen passengers and a stewardess perished and five persons are still missing. The Panair do Brasil DCB, carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members, headed down a runway of Galeao airport for a flight to Lisbon, Portugal. Hundreds of friends and relatives watched horrorstricken as a starboard engine burst into flame, and the jet, trailing fire, sped straight for the concrete sea wall. With its undercarriage ripped off. the plane crashed through the bulwark and dived into Guanabara Bay. Fuel oil blazed on the water.
But they found the death toll relatively light. Most of the dead were Brazilians. One was an Englishman. Two were Russians. The plane stayed afloat for a vital 15 minutes. This enabled some passengers to leap out and swim to safety. Non-swimmers crawled out on the wings to await rescue.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29908, 23 August 1962, Page 13
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