Boulogne, Oct, 36.
The Imperial Airways liner City of Washington crashed near here at half past two this afternoon, while on her way from India, and was completely wrecked. Farm labourers, witnesses of the crosby rushed to the spot and extricated five occupants, The latter were all severely injured and were imme diately" sent to a hospital Neufehatel, Later the mechanic, Mason, and A passenger named Street died of their injuries The sixth occupant of the ai liner was found by the roadside exe hausted and badly injured in the Jeg. Ho had tried to limp to the nearest village for help, The crash was duo to the engine going out of action as the plane neared the coast, The pilot struggled on in an endeavour to find a suitable landing place, but encountered fog.
Eye-winestos say that, when 100 feet high, the machine wag fraught by a gust of wind and crashed on the hill-side. The pland was completely destroyed, with the exception of the fuselage, Howey the machine did not catch fire, Mr. Street, who was a passehgex jon board the, air-liner, was. a8, 'American and the secretary of a company in New Jersey. F, Hy Mason, the mechatii, was Cheltentiam,, while A. feame from' Bristol. Mz, Tomphingy the injured passenger who wat found by the roadside making feourageous attempt to reach thE nearest village in order to. bring help to the others, had to be. ta} ken to hospital and his leg amputated, Reuter.: erst Cause of, Mishap Unknown: c's s~-Tondon, Oety 90:
The. Tnsperial. Airways: confiren thatthe American passenger - Int Street and the mechanics " Mason and James" are dead. "The pilot [Flynn and two passengers.
Boltover and Mr..F. B, Tompkins fuoth: belonging to Manchester, and ho "Imperial Airways: Limite' siate that up to the preterit the amuse-b£ the'mishnp. isnot "lmown
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