Evening star., 1939-03-19
10 Die as Plane
Breaks Up and
Falls 5000 Feet
Dutch AirIines Aides
And U. S. Experts
Are Killed
pictures on Page A-3.)
b the Associated Press,

b the Associated Press.
ADLER, Wash, March 1s. -
Ten persons were killed, includ.
ing two officials Of Dutch Airlines,
when a four-motored, 33-passenger
airplane, designed to operate
through the sub-stratosphere
plunged to earth near here today
during test flight.
Among the victims we're the as
sistant general manager OF the Royal
Dutch Airlines and a half dozen
leading American aviation experts.
The huge Boeing Airliner broke
into three parts and crashed with the
pilot still fighting his controls and
passengers in flight position. AL
aboard were killed instantly.
List Of Those Killed.
The dead:
Peter Giulonard, assistant general
manager of Royal Dutch Airplanes
and leader of an air mission to the
United States.
A. G.. Won Baumhauer, engineer
for the Netherlands State Airworthi-
ness Board, and second member Of
the mission.
Julius Barr. Boeing test pilot and
former personal pilot for Nine.
Chang Kai-shek.
Earl A. Ferguson, Boeing test
pilot.
Ralph A. Cram, Boeing aerody.
namics expert.
John Kylstra, Boeing chief en-
gineer.
William Doyle, Boeing test pilot.
Ben Pearson, Boeing sales repre-
sentative.
Harry c. West, jr., Boeing fore.
man.
Harlan Hull. chief test pilot for
Iranscontinental & Western Air.
Hull Well Known Here.
(Mr. Hull was well known in
Washington from having repre-.
sented his company at a mum.
Der OF hearings before the Civil
Aeronautics Authority and con.
gressional committees.
CHe was known here as one
OF the country's outstanding air.
line operations authorities and as
an excellent pilot. He was an
important witness during the
consideration by Congress of the
Civil Aeronautics Act and an
earlier air transport investigation
by the Senate Commerce Com
mittee.
(He participated in civil aero
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air navigation, airline equipment
and various personnel matters,
chiefly concerning pilots)
Presence of the Dutch mission
aboard the plane was not explained
by Boeing officials, although reports
said the men were considering pur-
chase OF the "stratoliner" or q sis.
ter ship.
Under Tests for Several Days.
The $500,000 liner was the first
OF a contemplated fleet of 10 such
planes under construction by the
Boeing company in Seattle. It had
been undergoing tests at low alti-
tudes near Seattle for several days,
Alr-speed indicators were jammed
at 200 miles an hour when residents
OF this little mountain town reached
the wreckage. Although the ship
carried about 5000 gallons of gaso-
line, there was no fire. Mr.. Barr. at
the controls, had shut off ignition
switches before the plane hit.
The outer left motor fell on hill.
top, 1000 yards from where the
plane landed, about 200 yards from
the Tacoma Mount Rainier high.
way.
The left wing broke of about 10
feet from the fuselage and between
the two left-wing motors. One Sec
tion landed about 200 yards and an.
other about 500 yards from the plane.
Bits OF wreckage from the tail
were scattered over a quarter-mile
area and many were gathered up
by souvenir hounters.
The plane landed flatly and the
bodies were at flight stations
throughout the ship, with Pilot
Bars body still at the controls.
Witnesses Tell of Crash.
Several eye witnesses in this lit.
Tie Western Washington logging
community told of seeing the big
stratoliner crash to earth.
Stanley Scurlock, farmer, said:
II saw the big plane first at an
altitude Of from 5000 to 10000 feet,
making a power dive. Then the
tail. or part of it. came off and it
started into barrel roll. It went
into vertical power dive again,
roaring downward, and the tip Of
one wing seemed to tear off.
Then the pilot appeared to be
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