R.A.F. BOMBERS COLLIDE IN BRITISH MANOEUVRES

Grey River Argus, 28 September 1949, Page 5

R.A.F. BOMBERS COLLIDE IN BRITISH MANOEUVRES

14 Lives Lost (Rec. 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 27 Two four-engined R.A.F. Lincoln bombers collided in mid-air near Newark. Twelve bodies have been recovered. Two men are missing. (Rec. 11.7). LONDON, Sept. 27. After the mid-air collision, the remaining two airmen were found dead, making the total dead fourteen. The two Lincoln bombers dropped in flames, and the wreckage was strewn over a wide area. They were taking part in a mock raid on Newark, early this morning, marking the final stages of the exercise “Bulldog”, in which United States, Dutch, Belgian, and French aircraft were participating with the R.A.F. over England. Air Liner’s Crash On Mexican Volcano (Rec. 11.5) MEXICO CITY, Sept. 27 A Mexican Aviation Company’s airliner, carrying twenty-one passengers and a crew of three crashed on the slopes of Mount Popocatepetl, the volcano of 17,822 feet, about sixty miles from Mexico City. As the area of the crash is very isolated it will be many hours before rescue parties can reach the scene. BIG U.sTbOMBER CRASHES—NO SURVIVORS (Rec. 11.40) NEW YOPKj Sept. 26 Thirteen were killed when a U.S. Air Force 829 bomber crashed near Talihina, in Oklahoma, last night. The bomber burned, preventing rescuers from approaching. There were no survivors. Plane Missing in Victoria MELBOURNE, Sept. 27 A R.A.A.F. plane with a crew of five have been missing since 2.30 p.m. yesterday. An Air Board spokesman said that the R.A.A.F. held out little hope for the plane’s safety. R.A.A.F. planes searched until a late hour last night and continued to-day.

The missing plane is a twin-engined Avro Anson, which took off from the East Sale R.A.A.F. station on a twohour cross-country training flight.

The airfield has received no message from the aircraft since it left.