Aug.
The sole survivor of the Kempston air disaster died at the Bedford Hospital to-day. His wife was killed The pilot of the ill fated balloon was Mr. E. 1. Willows who, from 1905 till the end of the Wat, played a leading role in the velopment of British airships and -balloons and it was principally efforts that the air fences of London were $0 efficient during ale raids.
The accident occurred at a flower show fete and was witnessed by crowd of people.
The balloon made several trips and when descending, the trailing rope fouled a tree and ripped off the network over the envelope, which shot up into the clouds, the basket crash, ing to earth—Reuter,
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