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Show Was About to Start With a Passenger on a Long Flight Issv Les Moullneux, France. Dec. 28. M. Laffort, the French aviator, and M. Pala. a passenger, were Instantly killed when the former's machine fell from a height of fifty leet today. Taffort was preparing to start for Brussels In competition for the auto climb's prize for a flight with a passenger pas-senger from Paris to Brussels and return. re-turn. A big crowd was present to witness the ascension. To entertain the spectators spec-tators and test his machine, Taffort circled above th field several times. Suddenly tho steering gear Jammed and the aeroplane dropped to the ground. The occupants were caught In the wreckage- and wero dead before aid could reach them. |