PLANE IGNITES IN MID-AIR
FIRE FOUGHT TILL LANDING MADE
SIX PASSENGERS’ LIVES SAVED.
By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.
Amiens, January 13.
Six English passengers had a thrilling experience when a French Union tirliner ignited in mid-air. The wireless operator fought the flames with a chemical extinguisher until a safe landing was made in a field, after which the plane was consumed. Nobody was injured.
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1933, Page 7
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