FLYING-BOAT DISASTER
CRASH INTO MOLE AT MARSEILLES EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED SIX SERIOUSLY INJURED [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] (Received 10th February, 10.35 a.m.) MARSEILLES, 9th February. A flying-boat was leaving the water when it crashed into a mole, which was obscured by fog. The machine was smashed to pieces. Fourteen were aboard, and eight, including five passengers and three of the crew, were killed instantly. Six others were seriously injured. Three women are among the dead. A fourth jumped into the sea and she was picked up seriously injured. All the dead were in the front of the machine. The others escaped through the rear door.
GREAT SHEET OF FLAME (Received 10th February, 11.50 a.m). MARSEILLES, 9th February. There was a great flash of flame when the flying-boat hit the 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 lew minutes late, carrying four passengers who witnessed the loss of the flyingboat.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 10 February 1938, Page 7
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