FIRE FOLLOWS CRASH.
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. *BT CABLE—PRESS' ASSOCIATION— COPTBIGHT ! (aUSTBAUAN AND K.Z. CABLS ASSOCIATION.) (Beceivcd April 29th, 11.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 29.
During the Agricultural Show at Orange, an aeroplano owned and piloted by Thomas Lynn, a well-known, experienced aviator, carrying a woman passenger believed to bo named Brown, passed over the ground. When at an altitude of about 150 ft it took a sudden nose dive and crashed, striking the ground with terrific force, and then bursting into flames. When the onlookers, numbering hundreds, reached the scene, Lynn was dead. The woman was alive, but before she could be extricated she was burned to death. Both bodies w.ere charred beyond recognition.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18369, 30 April 1925, Page 13
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113FIRE FOLLOWS CRASH. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18369, 30 April 1925, Page 13
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