Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-12 | Page 1 | Bolt Strikes Plane in Air; Three Killed

DOLT STRIKES PLANE IN AIR THREE KILLED One Victim Pound Buried Head First In Ill Ground G I WINNIPEG Man July 12 Dy By By ByThe The Associated Press Exploding In mid air a hydroplane of the Royal Canadian Air force burst into flames and in four separate pieces crashed to the ground near Man yes yes- yesterday yesterday es esterday bringing death to three men The dead are Flight Officer W. W C. C I Weaver eaver pilot In charge A. A T. T Eard- Eard Eardley Eardley ley Icy photographic mechanic and F. F H. H Wrong surveyor of the topographical ical survey suney branch Ottawa Otta witnesses Eye say the plane en entered en- en entered entered a heavy cloud bank and was lost to view Soon there was a loud explosion and three bodies came hurt hurt- hurtling hurtling hurtling ling through the air followed by the separate pieces of the plane afire anre like huge rockets Officers of the Royal Canadian Air Ar force In Winnipeg today expressed the opinion that the plane had been cn struck by lightning The plane pl ne was believed to have at an altitude of feet when the explosion occurred One of the victims was found bur bur- burled burled buried led head first in the ground nearby another body was found and a short shor distance away a third was discovered In the grass crass One of the airmen had a parachute strapped on but evi evi- evidently evidently dently had no time to use it Parts of the machine were half bur bur- burled burIed burled led In the ground and debris was scattered over a wide ares area are The pon pon- pontoons ponI pontoons pontoons were found yards from the main portion of the plane The aviators a had taken off from WinnIpegosis during the morning planning to make nuke a topographical survey suney of the district