AIR-LINER CRASH
Almost Avoided (Received 18, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 17. The owners of the Belgian airdiner which crashed in a statement said that had (Ihe pilot stayed up a feiv seconds •longer, the crash would liave been avoided. The aerodrome had deeided to advise the platte to continue to LondOn without picking-up intending passengers at Ostend. .At the moment the wireless operator was about to transmit the message the plane signalled that it was coming down. Prince Louis, son of the Grand Duke of Hesse, who was killed in the crash, and his bride left for Ostend after their wedding. His Majesty has sent a message of sympathy to the new Grand Duke of Hesse.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 47, 18 November 1937, Page 5
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