NINE MISSING

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20502, 19 May 1938, Page 9

NINE MISSING

A CRASH FEARED NON-ARRIVAL OF AEROPLANE WOMEN AND CHILDREN ABOARD United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LOB ANGELES, May 17 A Look heed transport aeroplane on her maiden flight carrying nine people, Including four women and two children, to St. Paul has been missing for hours. Bhe Is believed to have crashed on the side of a mountain. Search parties were sent out but were compelled to desist from their efforts to And the machine owing to bad weather. A Press Association message from Wellington says: Brown and Dureau, Limited, local agents for Lockheed aeroplanes, say they have been advised from America that the machine referred to in the cablegram disappeared in the mountains while on delivery to North-West Airlines with nine occupants. The message stated that the weather was good at the take-off and at the destination, but local logs in the mountains undoubtedly caused the disappearance of the machine.

ALL THE PABBENGERB DEAD FOUND ON MOUNTAIN SIDE CRASH WITH TERRIFIC FORCE United Pres* Assn.—Elec. TeL Conyngn* (Received May 19, 2 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, May 18 The missing air liner was found crumpled on the slopes of the mountainside in the Mint Canyon, 20 miles north of Saugus. All the nine passengers were dead. The bodies were burned. Apparently the liner crashed with terrific force and burst into flames. AUSTRALIAN PLANE MIBBINQ FLYING DOCTOR AND PILOT INTENSIVE SEARCH CONDUCTED (United Press Assn.—Elec. TeL Copyright) (Received May 19, 11 a.m.) DARWIN, May 19 Dr David King, aged 26, the flying doctor of North-western Australia, and his pilot, Mr Reginald Robinson, aged 35 years, are missing in an ambulance plane between Wyndham and Victoria River Downs, in the Northern Territory Dr King left Wyndham to attend an urgent call from a Victoria River cattle station and has not been seen since. An intensive search, in which the Northern Territory Hying doctor, Dr Fenton, will participate, will be conducted today. COLLIBION IN THE AIR THREE MEN DROWNED PLANE DIVES INTO THE SEA United Press Assn.—Elec. TeJ. Copyright (Received May 1, 11 a.m.) SINGAPORE, May 18 Three man are believed to have been drowned when two Royal Air Force planes collided. One dived into the sea in the Johore Straits.