AIR ACCIDENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18478, 21 January 1930, Page 9

AIR ACCIDENTS.

ITALIAN SCHNEIDER CUP FLYER KILLED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) ROME, January 19. Warrant Officer Thomaso dal Molin (27), who was second m the Schneider Cup, was killed in a trial flight at the Desenzano aerodrome. VICTIM TO SPEED MANIA. MACHINE NOSE-DIVES INt6 LAKE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received January 20, 7.30 p.m.) ROME, January 20. Warrant-Officer Dal Molin was testing a new machine, with which it was hoped to beat the British Schneider Cup record. He attained enormous speed,, but in turning, the machine side-slipped, and nose-dived into the lake, the tragedy recalling the death of Motta, in August at the same spot.

GIANT ’PLANE CRASHES. FOURTEEN LIVES LOST(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received January 20, 7.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 19. A message from San Diego (California) states that fourteen persons w‘ere killed when an aeroplane en route to Aguacaliente, in Mexico, crashed in flames. ANOTHER DISASTER. ' WEALTHY FLYER AND TWO MECHANICS KILLED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received January 20, 10.55 p.m.) VANCOUVER, January 19. Another fearful air accident occurred near Palm Beach, Florida. Williams Lindley, a wealthy amateur flyer, and two mechanics were killed when a new cabin seaplane fell into Lake Worth. It appeared that the wing folded back, putting the ’plane out of control. The engine was still roaring when the ’plane hit the water. Two passengers were seriously injured.

The machine crashed ten miles south of the ocean side between Los Angeles and San Diego. An eye-witness said the motor was missing, and the pilot made a desperate effort to reach the seashore. Everyone knew that something was wrong, when the great ’plane, heavily-laden, came careening along, only 200 ft. off the ground, wobbling like a wounded bird, and the motors missing. The pilot however, could not quite make the beach. There was a crash and a spray of earth flew, as if a giant plough was tearing the countryside. A second later there was an explosion, and the wreckage burst into flames, causing the worst single disaster in the history of American flying. The ’plane was a tri-motored Fokker, known as a race special, which left the track at Aguacalente at 5.30, after the last race.

“The International cable .'ews appearing In this issue is published by arrangement with the Australian Press Association and the ‘Sun’‘Herald’ News Service Limited.” “By special arrangement, Reuter’s world service in addition to other special sources of information is used in the compilation of the oversea intelligence published in this issue and all right 6 therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved.” “Such of the cable news on this page as is so headed has appeared in •The rimes’ and is cabled to Australia and New Zealand by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of ‘The Times’ unless expressly stated to be so.”