FLYING ACCIDENT
'PLANE CRASHES IN CEMETEBY.
(United Prest Association.—Copyright.)
(Reuter'i Telegram.)
LONDON, 2nd May. A passenger had a miraculous escape in a flying accident which occurred at King's Lynn. An aeroplane making an exhibition flight in a high wind crashed into the cemetery, knocking over several tombstones and completely wrecking itself. The passenger, named Barrett, jumped out just before the machine crashed, and escaped practically unhurt. The pilot, Captain Biggwither, was mortally injured, and the other occupant, George Mark Lloyd, who had been performing daring feats at a height of 2000 foot, is in a serious condition. , .
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 105, 4 May 1926, Page 7
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97FLYING ACCIDENT Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 105, 4 May 1926, Page 7
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