BODIES FOUND IN LOWER ALPS.
DEBRIS OF GERMAN - AIR-LINER. TWO SUGGESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY. NICE, March 4. A ski-er near the Rubicon, in the Lower Alps, found 11 bodies amid the debris of the German aeroplane which was lost after a flight across the Mediterranean on February 25. All the bodies were those of male civilians, except one woman.The aeroplane is believed to have crashed between six and seven days ago, striking a mountain peak at a height of 5100 ft in dense fog. It is r. military area where civil flying is for bidden, and the pilot may have los'. his bearings. The' Lufthansa Company in Berlin suggests that th o aeroplane may be the Frankfurt-Milan air-liner which has been, missing since October 1, with 1C passengers and a crew of two. A salvage party has left for the scene. , "Among the half burned papers found in the wreckage were several typec', uheets in which the word "Barcelona' frequently appears.
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Western Star, 7 March 1939, Page 3
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