The Archive · 1933

Canton Plane Wrecked in Hangchow Bay

Seven Passengers and Two Pilots Hurt When Macl ie Crashes in Fog }ACOWDENT marred the first passenger flight on the newly-inaugurated Shanghai-Canton air ser of the China "national Aviation Corporation on Friday Starting out from Lungwha aerodrome in the morning the big Sikorsky two-motored am phil plane with seven passengers and two pilots, crashed in a thick fog on East Chusan Island,

word of the machine and acted with great promptitude.

For several hours officials of the Corporation were without More machines were sent out in search of the Sikorsk; and eventually the wrecked machine, was found on the island, which is in Hangchow Bay 50 miles south from Shanghai.

The oceups its of the plane were taken off by a junk and two ambulances and motor ears were rushed down to Chapoo to bring them to Shanghai where three doctors were waiting at the Countr Hospital to treat them.

All were injured, two of them seriously.

Among them was Lady Carlisle, niece of Sir 'Miles Lampson, British Minister to China, She' was brought to Shanghai by Dr. W. K. Nance, who went out with the relief party. She sustained a racture of both ankles, a bru thigh, slight head injuries and shock.

Hewas stated that night that Lady Carlisle was in no danger, The occupants of the machine were:

Lady Carlisle, Mr. L. C. Reynolds, Ameri Mr. K: Schaefer, of Messrs an Consul at Poochow. Kunst & Albers.

Mr. MH. Y¥s Commissioner of Customs, Wenchow Me. Yang' Zung-we, of Wenchow.

Mr. 8. F. Chang, manager of

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