Three Killed When Aircraft Strikes Houses
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Received Tuesday, 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Oct. .31. The pilot, a woman and a girl, were kiiled and a woman was admitted to hospita.l as the result of „ a fighter -plane" crashing on tq houses on. the edge of the aero-' drome at Yeovil, Somerset, today. Fire followed the crash. The plane belonged to the Westland Aircraft Company. It was being flown by Squadrori Leader Michael Graves, assistant chief test pilot for the company on a routini test flight when it plunged" 'ihto two houses. The child aged six was kiiled while riding a bicycle along tlie road. ;
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 November 1949, Page 5
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