AIR CRASHES

Grey River Argus, 11 February 1938, Page 7

AIR CRASHES

FRENCH FLYING BOAT Strikes Harbour Works [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.J MARSEILLES, February 9. A flying-boat was leaving the water when it crashed into the mole, which was obscured by fog. The machine was smashed to pieces. There were eighteen persons aboard, including five passengers. The three members of the crew were killed instantly, and six others were seriously injured. There were no British people aboard. Three women are among the dead. A fourth jumped into the sea with her hair blazing. She was picked up seriously injured. All the dead were in the front of the machine. The others escaped through the rear door. There was a great flash of flame I when the flying-boat hit uie mole. It had been unable to gain sufficient altitude to clear the jetty. The chief pilot, who was killed, had 10,900 flying hours to his credit. Despite the consternation, another seaplane left for Algiers only a few minutes late, carrying four passengers, who witnessed the loss of the flying-boat. CORSICAN TRAGEDY. EIGHT KILLED. MARSEILLES, February 9. A flying-boat, bound from Ajaccio (Corsica) to Tunis, struck a mine, while taking off at the Margigane aerodrome Eight were killed. DUTCH ENTERPRISE. AMSTERDAM, February 9. “De Telegraff” states that the Dutch air service to the Netherlands, Indies, and Australia will commence simultaneously with the Empire fly-ing-boat service on July 1.