PLANE BURSTS INTO FLAMES
PRACTICALLY BURNT OUT
(Rec. 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 26. It is disclosed that the Sunderland living boat in which the Duke of Kent lost his life hurst into flames after crashing on a rugged foothill in a lonely roadless part of the Highlands. The plane was practically burnt out when found.
The sole survivor was the rear gunner, Flight-lieutenant A. S. Jack, aged 24. He was admitted to hospital suffering from burns, but his condition is not very serious. The Duke’s commanding officer was Air Chief-Marshal Ludlow-Hewitt. The Duke’s job was to visit stations at home and abroad and to report to Air ChiefMarshal Hewitt on conditions generally. He had covered 40,000 miles inside England and about 15,000 miles abroad.
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Evening Star, Issue 24284, 27 August 1942, Page 4
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124PLANE BURSTS INTO FLAMES Evening Star, Issue 24284, 27 August 1942, Page 4
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