London, June 18.
Samuel Reeves, a resident of Hythe, was charged today with the manslaughter of Flight-Lieutenant Comper, the well-known aeroplane designer.
Flight-Lieut, Comper died on admission to hospital at Hythe yesterday, after being picked up unconscious in a street in that town. He is thought to have been the victim of an attack.
Among the planes which Flight-Lieut. Comper designed during his lifetime was the Comper "Swift" a midget, single-engined, single-passenger machine which became popular in civil flying circles owing to its low price and running costs.
—Reuter.
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