BLAZE IN THE AIR.
v: —.• A DIRIGIBLE EXPIODES. OCCUPANTS HORRIBLY MANGLED. By Cable.—Pres*. Association. —CopyrightVIENNA, June 20. A -Koerting dirigil>le ascended to take aero-photographs with a captain, three •lieutenants,, two mechauics, and. a civil engineer.aboard. Later, two lieutenants in a biplane encircled the balloon several times, and attempted to fly over it, but accidentally grazed and rent the envelope. A violent explosion followed. The dirigible burst into'flames, and fell K'.OO feet, the occupants being burnt to death. The corpses of the lieutenants in the biplane were teVrifoiy^ilfu^httcd. EDDIES FROM 1 DIRIGIBLE. AEROPLANE SUCkED DOWN. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Received June, 22,..9 a.m.) . June 21. . The aeroplane and,;, dirigible were carrying - out manoeuvres at a groat height, the-, former attackiiig. It is supposed that the sucked the aeroplane down, antj it , fell on to the balloon. . . , .
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 116, 22 June 1914, Page 7
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134BLAZE IN THE AIR. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 116, 22 June 1914, Page 7
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