In a few seconds several people with cars had started out in the direction of the crash to see if they could give any assistance.
According to the "North-China Herald" informant, the parts of the plane which had apparently become detached in the air were lying close together in the paddy field, The wings had fallen separately and the {ail of the machine had been detached. ~The fuselage had been telescoped by the terrific impact.
Bye-witnesses estimated that the plane must have -been travelling at fully 350 miles and hour in its downward dive when the accident occurred.
Guarded all night by Chinese soldiers in the paddy eld off Monument Road where it fell, the remains of the Voight Corsair military aeroplane was the subject of an investigation on Friday morning.
Members of the Hangchow Flying Sehoot staff, now in Shanghai,
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