Mr. Carl Nahmmacher Victii im of Accident While Testing, New Aeroplane: Mechanic Saved by Parachute Carl Nahmmacher, local Exports Me, and a popular Shanghai American community, we: ug at about six o'clock, when a crashed in a paddy field near the Roads. His mechanic, Mr. Richard representative of United Aircraft and widely-known member of the killed instantly on Thursday even-Voight Cosair plane he was testing corner of Monument and Hungiao Welsh, made a successful landing in parachute.
The accident occurred before the horrified eyes of Mrs. Nahmmacher, who was at the Hungjao aerodrome to witness the trials, Golfers on the Hungjao golf course also saw the crash, though at such distance that details could not be understood.
They saw the sw! downward dive to death, with pieces of the plane becoming detached while it was still high in the air, But they were too far away to understand the full import of what had happened.
The plane, one of a batch newly assembled for delivery to the Nanking Government, was in a power dive when the disaster occurred. As it swooped down, the tail surface was torn off and the pilot was tunable to straighten out, Mr, Welsh saw the break and jumped, while Mr. Nahmmacher made an attempt to follow suit.
As he pulled himself out of the cockpit, however, the wings of the machine became detached, and he dropped with the plane to the ground.
Unable to escape by means of his partehute, Mr. Nahmmacher was just foo late to save his life, while his passenger, Mr. Richard Welsh, man-heed to get to earth safely by using parachute "a second!
Travelling at an estimated speed 350 miles per hour, the aeroplane hit the earth with a terrific crash in paddy field to the east of Monument Road, two hundred yards away from the aerodrome banga Ordered by Government One of 53 machines of the type ordered by the National Government of China from America, the Voight Corsair was the third to be tested by Mr. Nuhmmacher. Six arrived in Shanghat inthe. first consignment, and Mr, Nahmmacher was methodically testing the shipment, as agent of United Aircraft Exports, Inc,, who sent the planes her 'The machine was satisfactorily put through its paces, until the power dive, one of the tests, was reached. Staring at 10,000 fect, the machine Tushed downwards with its engine full' on.
The body of the aeroplane rock~ ered to the ground, carrying Mr. Nahmmacher with it, while Mr. Welsh's parachute just opened in time to enable him to land safely, although with a few minor cuts and abrasions.
Crashing in a paddy field, to the st of Monument Road, what was eft of the aeroplane occupied a space mot more than a few feet square, with Mr. Nahmmacher body, terribly mangled, in the middle of i. The fuselage was completely telescoped.
An ambulance was sent for, and Mr, Nahmmacher's body conveyed to. the International Funeral Directors.
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