U.S. ARMY PLANE CRASHES
Received Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. OTTAWA, May 20. An Ameriean Army aircraft en route from Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, to Michlgan, crashed near Windsor, Ontario, late last night, killing all five officers aboard. They were trstvelling to make advance preparations for air shows throughout America to acquaint the public with Army Air Force research ana development. The crash shook a nearby house so badly that the inmates thought it had crashed on the roof. First reports from the scene say that the bodies were scattered in all directions and parts of a sixth had been discovered, indicating that the aircraft struck someone as it plunged into the gr.ound.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 May 1947, Page 5
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