The Archive · 1926

French Air Liner in Accident

Two Passengers Killed and Eleven Hurt in Crash Into'

Barn Roof i London, Aug. 18.

A French air liner, carrying 13 passengers, struck the roof of a building near Lympne Aerodrome during fog to-day, and crashed.

One passenger was killed, the pilot, mechanic and nine passengers were seriously injured and three were slightly hurt.

Later.

Bleriot, The machine was a four-engined

Engine trouble developed over Romney Marsh, and the machine emerging from the mist low down, struck a barn and dived into a haystack. There were only three farm hands near to render ase The forepart of the machine wa: severed from the body.

The passengers on board were seven Americans, three two Britons and' one Ital second ps hospital—Reuter.

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