The Archive · 1927

Spectacular Plane Crash in London

London, Aug, 22.

A Fokker—twin-engined KIM. monoplane crashed at Sevenoaks to-Jday while on its way to Amsterdam [from Croydon, The Dutch mechanic was killed Jand four Dutch and three English passengers out of eleven wore ing.

The accident was due {9 a gal [jerking off the rudder, which cause the pilot to lose control. The mach: fine struck a tree, the branches which penetrated the -passengg Jeabin, tearing the seats from floor, The pilot was slightly injured The escape of the passengers was. miraculous. The tree broke the fall, and they all climbed out before the petrol tank burst into flames. Reuter.

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