Nine Die When Skymaster Crashes
LONDON, Mon. (1 p.m.)— Nine people died in the* crash of a Skymaster off Galway today. Forty-nine survivors and two.bodies were picked up by the British trawler Stalberg. Eight of those killed were drowned and the ninth was killed by wreckage. Tffe Irish steamer Lanahorne landed five bodies at Galway tonight. Two people are missing. The dead include an Italian girl and an American, who is said to have been assistant radio operator. Among the survivors in the Stalberg was the American flier, Miss Ruth Nichols. The Skymaster, which belonged to Transocean Airlines, had overshot Shannon airport on its way from Rome. Most of the passengers were Italian migrants on their way to Venezuela. The crash occurred 30 miles west of the Aran Isles, and the Skymaster was about 12 minutes out of Shannon when it crashed.
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Northern Advocate, 16 August 1949, Page 5
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