Practical Joke That Ended In Tragedy
LONDON, Sept. 13. A man who fell 1000 feet from a plane to his death on September 10 tried to play a practical joke on a fellow passenger whose knee he pushod against the controls, it was stated at the inquest at Blackpool today. The-pilot of a three-seater plane told the Coroner that owing to a sudden change of course the dead man went through the aircraft roof. The Coroner recorded a verdict of jnisad venture and said aeroplanes were not constructed for people who wantetj to aet the fool.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 September 1949, Page 5
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