AEROPLANE SMASH
AFTER AN EXPLOSION. ONE BODY RECOVERED. TWO OTHERS IN WRECKAGE. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received March 21, 10.45 a.m.) ROME. March 20. Aeroplane SO4, in which Maddalcna and Cecconi achieved a duration record, crashed near Leghorn after an explosion. The cockpit of the machine was found buried in the sand in eight fathoms of water near Hie shore. The petrol tank was recovered .300 yards off shore. The body of one occupant, Damonto, was found. Two others are believed to be in the wreckage.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18283, 21 March 1931, Page 7
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