The Archive · 1940

Manchu Airmail Plane Crashes

Pilot Killed in Accident At Mukden Airfield Mukden, Feb. 8.

Engine trouble which' developed shortly after the take-off was responsible for a recent aviation accident near Mukden, resulting in the death of the pilot and injuries to the two remaining occupants of the plane, according to r report just Published by the local press.

The machine, a passenger liner of the Manchuria Aviation Company, nose-dived to the ground just a few moments after leaving Mukden with one passenger and a crew of two. The plane was bound for Chengteh. All the three occupants ofthe ill-fated machine were Javanese. The injured men are reported to be in a serious condition—Havas.

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