There an inquest probably will determine the exact cause of the fatality. Shortly before sundown the bodies of Donaldson, Rogers and Miss Markow were removed to Bakersfield. An aileron was found 500 feet away - evidently spun through space by the impact, Parish said. Parish, one of the first to reach the scene.
The 319 pounds of mail the plane had been carrying to Oakland and Portland, however, was intact in its sacks.įive hundred feet from where the ship finally piled up a furrow in the ground indicated that it may have struck on one wing before hurtling forward on its nose, it was stated by R. The heavy motor itself was a complete wreck, the cylinder heads having burst their bonds in the terrific impact with earth. A number of them, in fact, ventured landings in the immediate vicinity, despite the undulating and rock-studded terrain.Ī careful examination of the wreckage revealed that the plane had struck nose first and plowed up the upward slope of the hill a distance of 150 feet. Meantime, word of the discovery was flashed by radio to the twoscore planes which were searching vainly over the ridges and canyons miles away, and they converged to the area above the wrecked ship's resting-place. Hamilton, president of United Airports Company of California, a party went at once by automobile to the foothills, while Parshall, re-entering his ship, circled above and indicated the exact spot.
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