The Archive · 1930

Strange Aeroplane Accident San Diego, Cal., Jan. 15

Lieut. J. G. Waters of the Battle

Fleet air squadron met death to-day in an unusual accident, 'An aeroplane, which he was pilotireled about the carrier Sarat-Joga and prepared to make a landing' Jon the regular deck provided for' this purpose.

Lieutenant Waters erred in judgment, however, and failed to come down quickly enough. His wheels did not touch until he was well down the runway and the plane overshot, going over the side and into the water.

'The machine sank immediately and Lieutenant Waters, evidently failing to unfasten his safety belt' or possibly otherwise trapped, failed to come to the surface—United Press.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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