’Plane Crashes Into Royal Enclosure At Air Pageant.
SULTAN OF MUSCAT IS HORRIFIED WITNESS OF FATAL PLUNGE OF R.A.F. BOMB'R.
(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.} (Received October 12, 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, October 12. CRASHING into the Royal enclosure from which the King watches the annual air pageant at Hendon, an Air Force aeroplane buried itself deep into the ground. Its two occupants, the pilot. Lieutenant Somervell, and the mechanic, Corporal Loud, were killed. The crash occurred a few yards from the Sultan of Muscat, in whose honour the Force was giving a display. Five types of bombers were flying past at 100 miles an hour at a height cf 200 feet. The tail of Lieutenant Somervell's machine detached itself and the machine nose-dived. Corporal Loud jumped from the machine at a height of 150 feet. The Sultan, who -was robed in red and gold and was wearing a green turban, jumped up, stretched out his arms and cried out in horror. The horror-stricken bandmaster started a gay tune and drowned the cries, while the ambulances removed the bodies and the crowd departed.—Australian Press Association-United Service.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18587, 12 October 1928, Page 9
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