AIR DISASTER
MACHINES COLLIDE AT HENLOW CRASH TO GROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES FIVE MEN BURNED TO DEATH By Telegraph.—Press Association. Copyright. (Rec. April 11, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 10. Henlow aerodrome, Bedfordshire, was the scene of the worst air force disaster since the war. . A giant Vickers-Vimy, piloted by Flying Officer Lacey, who returned from leave to-day, and carrying three mechanics, engaged in parachute practice, was landing, when an Avro machine piloted by Flying Officer Scott took off. The machines collided at an altitude of a few hundred feet, and both plunged to the ground and burst into flames. The five occupants were burned to death. The fire brigade had controlled the flames in thirty minutes, but only twisted metal remained. The bodies of the victims were unrecognisable—Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 167, 12 April 1926, Page 7
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