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A GERMAN AEROPLANE EXPLOSION FOLLOWS CRASH (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, 7th April. It is believed that the German 'plane which crashed in Caterham Valley was returning to Croydon owing to the wireless having failed, and in the darkness of the early morning was seeking a landing place, firing many Verey lights, and crashed in a field used for joy flying during week-ends. The machine caught fire and an explosion followed, blowing it into so many pieces that it was scattered over a hundred yards. It is doubtful if the cause of the disaster will be discovered. The pilot and wireless operator were both frightfully injured. The valley has a bad name and is avoided by English pilots in bad weather. Three disasters nave occurred there with serious loss of* life. Pilots descending to avoid mists become trapped among the hills and fly blindly into slopes.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 9 April 1930, Page 5
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