The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-17
SEVEN PASSENGERS
TRAPPED IN Plane
DROWN IN CHANNEL
Four Travellers, Pilot and Ne.
chanic Escape Death in Crash
Off Folkestone
ONE AMERICAN on FLIGHT
Cause Of Crash and Identified. /.
ton OF Dead Await lnvesti.
CATION at Croydon

London. June l7.-(R-seven per-
sons were killed. one Of them be.
lieved to be an American, In the
crash of an Imperial Airways Liner
today off Dungeness. England. Three
Of the victims were women, two
bodies were recovered.
Among the known dead Was q Mrs.
1ckerson, q relative Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fleming. two Of the survivors.
The body Of . man also was re-
covered and taken TO Dungeness
where his Identification had not been
determined late today. There was q
possibility that 1t was the body Of .
Mr.. Maester. thought to be an Amer
ican business man.
Those missing and believed dead
were Mr. Malcolm, Mr.. Smith Of Lam
caster. Nine. Bossiger, Miss Roberts
and Mrs. Karaki.
Suffer From Shock
The following rescued were suffer-
ing from shock: Mr.. and Mrs. Felm-
ing. Miss M. Smith, Homer v. Tat
ham, Pilot Brailli and Mechanic Bar
nett. flight engineer.
The trawler was drifting with the
half submerged plane at S p. m. 1t
was expected to make an attempt to
beach the plane at high tide this
evening. The number and identity Of
the bodies in the cabin may not be
known before that time.
The advices indicated the plane,
which was not equipped with special
floats, was waterlogged.
Second American Listed
Homer, latham. one Of the paSsen-
gers injured. Is also believed to be an
American. He went to hospital for
treatment, but was detained there and
his address was not learned.
The bodies taken to Dungeness
were those of two men. one about
sixty and the other forty.
Those sent to hospitals here includ-
cd Mrs. Marjorie Fleming, r. B..
Smith and latham
Advices from Folkcstone said five
of the survivors were landed there.
two women, two men passengers and
the planes mechanic. They were TAX
en- to the harbor masters office and
later to q hospital for treatment.
Chop Out Passengers
One body, that of a woman. was
brought ashore. but her identity had
not been ascertained at late hour.
The pilot, who was injured. re-
mained on q trawler near the plane
to salvage 1t.
The plane. the City o. Ottawa. left
Croydon at 1890 o'clock this morning
and was well over the English chan
mel when trouble developed. The
pilot turned back and attempted to
reach shore. but was forced to come
down beside q trawler which rushed
to his aid. The plane landed with q
crash. however. and turned over. be-
ing partly submerged.
To those watching ashore 1t was
apparent that engine trouble had
developed. The weather was fine and
the sea was like q mill pound. The
great plane struck the water with
considerable force and was shattered
from end to end. for . moment 1t was
completely uns' r the sea. Those in
side the windowed cabin were trapped.
An eye witness Of the crash said:
1T was about Is minutes after II
when three miles out to sea that the
plane began to come down In q fast
glide. She struck the water with q
terrific splash and then almost di-
rectly was seen to turn over. A
trawler was only 100 yards away and
Immediately went to the planes help.
Parts Of the plane had to be chopped
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