R.A.F. DISASTER
FLYLATt-BOAT CRASHES SINKS IN PLYMOUTH SOUND
■United l'rcss Association—By Electric Telegrapli—Copyright. (Received sth February, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 4th February. A "Uoyal Air Force Blackburn Iris triplc-engined-flying boat, attached to the MoiinUi;i(te.u Air Station, with twelve »board crashed in Plymouth Sound. Four (if the crew were critically injured, one sineo dying, and eight arc missing. The machine struck the water with terrific force, and an explosion followed. Eight victims, including WingCommander C Turner, were trapped in the cabin and quickly drowned. Horrified witnesses saw the flying boat crash 150 yards from the shore, and quickly rushed to the spot. It is beiicved that the pilot, in descending, mistook tho water level owing to the sun shining in .his eyes. Diving' operations have begun.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310205.2.60.1
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 30, 5 February 1931, Page 13
Word Count
124R.A.F. DISASTER Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 30, 5 February 1931, Page 13
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in