U.S. BOMBER CRASHES.
TEST FLIGHT FATALITIES. LONDON, July JO. Three Americans were killed to-day, in the vicinity of JSirkenhoad, while carrying out a test llight of an .American bomber before delivery to the Air Ministry. A British Official Wireless message on Saturday said that the first supply of American bombers ordered lor the Royal Air Force had arrived. They had a speed of 246 m.p.h., a range of L7OO miles, a crew of four and were armed with guns in the nose and at the rear.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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86U.S. BOMBER CRASHES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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