The Archive · 1929

German Air Liner Disaster

Inquest Adjourned for Evidence of Sole Survivor London, Nov. 8

The inquest on the bodies of the seven persons who lost their lives which befell the German air liner on Wednesday was opened to-day. It was adjourned fortnight in order to enable Lieutenant-Commander Glen Kidston, who is the sole survivor and who was injured, to give evidence.

The bodies of the German victims will be taken to Germany for burial 8 soon as arrangements can be made, One of the three British victims whose bodies were identified was Mr. John Black Whyte, a jute merchant, whose home was in Calcutta.

Medical evidence was to the effect that the death' of Prince Schaumluurg-Lippe, who escaped from tHe burning plane but succumbed last night in hospital, was due to extensive buring and shock—British Wireless through Reuter.

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