PLANES CRASH
TRAGEDIES OE AIR. THREE MEN DEAD. WEALTHY MANUFACTURERS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. NEW YORK, May 20. A wealthy aeroplane manufacturer, Mr Harry Williams, aged 47, husband of Margaret Clark, a star of silent pictures, w r as killed when his machine crashed into a swamp near Barton Rouge, Louisiana, and burst into flames. The pilot, Mr John Worthen, was also burned to death. Jn the manufacturing of aeroplanes Mr Williams was associated with the lute Mr James Wedell, who was killed in a crash in 1934. There was another flying fatality today. A seven-passenger seaplane crashed into Penobscot Bay, Maine. The six passengers were rescued but the pilot was drowned. FLYINO FLEA ORABHEB. FRENCH PILOT KILLED. United Press A?sn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 22, 1 p.m.) PARIS, May 21. A French pilot was killed in the crash of a home-made flying flea at Mount Beliard.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19892, 22 May 1936, Page 7
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148PLANES CRASH Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19892, 22 May 1936, Page 7
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