THE AIR DISASTER
AFLAME IN FLIGHT
EYE-WITN ESSES' STORIES
United Press Association—By Electric Tele-
Erapli—Copyright. (Eeceived March 29, 3 p.m.)
BRUSSELS, March 28.
A couple of women of the village of Eessen, eye-witnessess,of the air disaster, state that they first saw smoke at the back of the air liner, which seemed to burst into flames. As the aeroplane went into a spin, the wing broke off. The pilot made desperate efforts to regain control, but the giant machine turned over and' over and with a roar struck the ground. The debris was speedily a raging' furnace. Miss Forester Thomson's body was found some distance away, attached to a parachute. The body of Herbert Voss, who also attempted to parachute, was nearby. '.-.,. 'V '
_ Another, victim, Mr. Eowsell, aged sixty-eight, was a Tf ealthy diamond and bullion merchant and director of nearly forty companies.
The scene of the disaster was illuminated jtonight by the headlights' of numerous cars, many belonging to journalists. Nobody was allowed to photograph the debris, which is still smoking. Thirteen bodies will be left in the wreckage pending an official inquiry. Only the bodies of Voss and Miss Thomson were removed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 74, 29 March 1933, Page 8
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193THE AIR DISASTER Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 74, 29 March 1933, Page 8
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