The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15

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 Capt. M. J. wetzel. Janesburg, N. Y.
 Capt. G. Hull, Royal Oak. Mich. Capt. E. Hamel, Braintree, Mass. Capt. P. r. Lee. Jr, Frederick, Md.
 Capt. A. c. Earl, Huntington, W. Va.
 Canadians killed were:
 Radio operator R. Coates, Dart mouth, N. s.
 Capt. J. J. Moffat, Toronto.
 Radio Operator, w. F. J. Goddard Toronto.
 Radio Operator J. M. P. culbert Montreal.
 Radio Operator D. N. Hannant Victoria, B. c.
 / Radio Operator, J. J. MacDon- aid, Longueuil, Que.
 Radio Operator R. A. Duncan, Port Arthur, Ont.
 The Briton killed was Capt. R. C. Stafford, Maidehead Berks, Eng.
 Was Just Taking Off
 Witnesses to yesterdays crash which occurred as the plane was taking off from an airdrome, said a burst of flame rose to tremendous heights as the plane was leaving the ground and that 1t buckled and split in two. Bystanders ande fire fighters rushed to the scene but were able to extricate only Ear Wellington Watson of Los Angeles who was so badly burned he died in . hospital.
 Several other Americans were re- ported to have been aboard.
 The air ministry said the parlia- 1mentary under-secretary for air Capt. Harold H. Balfour, accom- panied by the air ministry's chiei inspector for accidents, flew to the nirdrome where the crash occurred this morning for an investigation 1n behalf of Air Minister Sir Archi. bald Sinclair.
 Only yesterday it was revealed that the plane which crashed last Friday had been accompanying tht one in which Lord Beavenbrook British minister of supply, was fly. ing to Canada and the North At. lantic rendezvous of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Win. ston Churchill. :
 BeayerbrOOk Out Here
 Beaverbrook arrived in Washing. ton yesterday, and 1t was indicated that W. Averell Hartman, President Rocsevelt's lend-lease coordinatol in London, might have flown back with him.
 PllrviS was named director genera of the British purchasing conlmis- sion to the United Sttaes shortly af- ter the war started in 1899. He was chairman of the Anglo-French pur- chasing board until France stopped lighting in May, 1940.
 He was born in London March 31 1890 and married Margaret Jones of Jamestown, N. Y, in 1918. They have one son.
 He began his business career ir 1905 with the London firm of Lynch Brothers. He became a director oi 16 corporations, many of them Can. adian, including Bell Telephone oi Ganada, the Bank of Montreal, tht 8Fitish.American oil Company 2ed., the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Dunlop Tyre and Rubber Goods Company, Ltd.
 He maintained his purchasing commission headquarters in Wash 1ngtoT1 and had made several trip: between Britain and the United states in connection with his du. ttss..
 One of Victims
 BrAintree, Mass, Aug. IS - CUP
 Captain Edward Hanel, 8, one oi N3 men killed in plane crash ir EnRiand, was Q son of Mir and Mrs Edward l.. HAmel of Braintree.
 Married and c former resident oi New York City, Hamel made hil hazne ct Montreal where his wife now is staying. The couple have n' children.
 A native of New York City. flame lsvsd many years at Mt. Vernon, N x., moving here three years ago.
 1zamsl was c private pilot and In ntFu1tor at several airports nea MeW York city and had flown q &@utA America.
 FL parents, who were notified O hl8 dcAlh hy his wife, beleived tina ffanlEi was returning from hls tnirs &exxy tsip across the Atlantic