FORCED DOWN IN SEA
GERMAN CONDOR PLANE
SEQUEL TO RECORD FLIGHT
(Received December 7, 9'a.m.)
MANILA, December 6,
The German good-will monoplane, which was en route to Manila, after establishing a record to Tokio from Berlin, made a forced landing in the sea 30 miles west of Manila, 100 yards off the shore of an island.
Fishermen rescued the six members of the crew a few seconds before the plane sank. Motor trouble was responsible for the mishap.
A launch from Cavite reached the scene and picked up the crew, none of whom were injured, and brought them to Manila.
The Germans will await low tide before attempting to salvage the plane. Then they propose- to dismantle the ship and take it back to Germany.
The Germans are unwilling to state the cause of the crash until it is dismantled and examined. However, they indicated that an oil line failed.
Hundreds are lining the shore to see the submerged plane, and some went alongside in canoes. It is feared that souvenir hunters may damage it.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 137, 7 December 1938, Page 13
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