29 Jan 1941 - Five Killed I[?]. R.A.A.F. Plane Disaster

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Wed 29 Jan 1941 - The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954)
Page 1 - Five Killed I[?]. R.A.A.F. Plane Disaster

Line 0.0.0Five Killed Iu.
Line 0.0.1R.A.A.F.
Line 0.0.2Plane Disaster

Line 1.0.0Five R.A.A.F. men were killed when a
Line 1.0.1twin-engined plane fell to pieces in the air
Line 1.0.2and crashed at Glenbrook, near Lapstone,
Line 1.0.3yesterday.

Line 2.0.0The plane was on a flight from Parkes to
Line 2.0.1Mascot, bringing a sick man to hospital.
Line 2.0.2A Daily Telegraph representative, eye-witness of
Line 2.0.3the crash, saw pieces falling from the plane, and a few
Line 2.0.4moments later it went into a dive and struck the earth
Line 2.0.5with a terrific impact.
Line 2.0.6The victims were:
Line 2.0.7Squadron-Leader James M. Rainbow, 42, single, of
Line 2.0.8Double Bay.
Line 2.0.9Flying-Officer Henry Theodore Skillman, 30, mar
Line 2.0.10ried, of Parkes.
Line 2.0.11Pilot-Officer John Ignatius Newman, 25, single,
Line 2.0.12formerly of Sydney and Toowoomba.
Line 2.0.13Pilot-Officer Bailey Middlebrook Sawyer, 34, mar
Line 2.0.14ried, of Parkes.
Line 2.0.15Aircraftsman Charles Richard Tysoe, 23, single, of
Line 2.0.16Geelong West, Victoria.

Line 3.0.0As it was falling, the port wing
Line 3.0.1fell from the plane in several
Line 3.0.2pieces, , and the machine rolled
Line 3.0.3over.
Line 3.0.4The scream of the machine as it
Line 3.0.5dived could be heard for several. miles.
Line 3.0.6Parts of the plane were found near
Line 3.0.7Glenbrook Station, three-quarters of a
Line 3.0.8mile from the crash.
Line 3.0.9Portion of a wing fell in the gar
Line 3.0.10den of Mr. G. Lovett, half a mile
Line 3.0.11away. Other pieces of wreckage were
Line 3.0.12strewn along the ground below the
Line 3.0.13path of. the plane.
Line 3.0.14An unoccupied house was slightly
Line 3.0.15damaged by falling wreckage.
Line 3.0.16The machine crashed between trees
Line 3.0.17on a road within a few yards of a
Line 3.0.18house owned by Mr.. J. Harper.
Line 3.0.19Pieces of the plane were strewn all
Line 3.0.20around the house and on the roof.
Line 3.0.21Immediately the. plane hit the ground
Line 3.0.22the petrol tanks exploded and the
Line 3.0.23machine burst into flames.
Line 3.0.24Strewn For 100 Yards

Line 4.0.0Wreckage from the actual crash was
Line 4.0.1hurled for a radius of 100 yards.
Line 4.0.2The bodies were identified by names
Line 4.0.3found on the clothing, - ' /
Line 4.0.4Some of the victims were thrown 60
Line 4.0.5yards from the spot where the plane
Line 4.0.6struck.
Line 4.0.7One of the engines made a hole 18
Line 4.0.8inches deep in the road and then
Line 4.0.9hurtled 40 yards away. ..
Line 4.0.10The other motor and the main part
Line 4.0.11of the fuselage apparently hit the
Line 4.0.12ground some yards behind this en
Line 4.0.13gine.
Line 4.0.14Parts of the engine and radio and
Line 4.0.15navigating equipment were found up
Line 4.0.16to 100 yards from the crash.
Line 4.0.17A charred piece of paper contain
Line 4.0.18ing the orders for the day showed that
Line 4.0.19the plane was scheduled to leave
Line 4.0.20Parkes at 2 p.m.
Line 4.0.21Two partly-opened parachutes and
Line 4.0.22three others were among the wreckage.
Line 4.0.23An Air Force ambulance arrived at
Line 4.0.24the scene at 7.10 p.m., nearly two and
Line 4.0.25a half hours after the crash.
Line 4.0.26It was almost dark by then. Flames
Line 4.0.27flickering over one of the smashed en
Line 4.0.28gines threw a red glare over the scene.
Line 4.0.29Smouldering parachutes and articles
Line 4.0.30of clothing were mingled with pieces
Line 4.0.31of splintered wood and twisted metal
Line 4.0.32from the wrecked plane.

Line 5.0.0Groups of Glenbrook residents, In
Line 5.0.1cluding women and children, stood
Line 5.0.2round, talking of the crash in whis
Line 5.0.3pers.
Line 5.0.4Dozens of cars from nearby moun
Line 5.0.5tain towns were drawn up near the
Line 5.0.6wrecked plane, their headlights illu
Line 5.0.7minating the scene.
Line 5.0.8Eye-witnesses Tell
Line 5.0.9The assistant-stationmaster at Glen
Line 5.0.10brook. Mr. George Williamson, said
Line 5.0.11that he was attracted by the terrific
Line 5.0.12roar of plane engines. On leaving his
Line 5.0.13office he saw the bomber rolling, with
Line 5.0.14pieces of fabric ripping from the port
Line 5.0.15wing where it Joined the fuselage.
Line 5.0.16"The plane was then about 500 feet
Line 5.0.17up," he said. "It rolled slowly, righted,
Line 5.0.18itself, and then a wing was torn off.
Line 5.0.19The machine then dived straight to the
Line 5.0.20around."

Line 6.0.0Two girls and a barman employed
Line 6.0.1at the Lapstone Hotel were at Blue
Line 6.0.2Pool, nearly a mile away from the
Line 6.0.3scene of the crash, when they saw the
Line 6.0.4plane pass overhead.
Line 6.0.5rThey declared that the wing was
Line 6.0.6then disintegrating, -and... soon after
Line 6.0.7was torn off.
Line 6.0.8Mrs. Margaret Martin of Lucasville
Line 6.0.9Road, saw the plane crash on to the
Line 6.0.10roadway.
Line 6.0.11"I thought it was going to crash
Line 6.0.12on my home," she said. "When it
Line 6.0.13crashed it burst into flames, and parts
Line 6.0.14were thrown all over the place.
Line 6.0.15"I ran a hundred yards from my
Line 6.0.16home to see if I could help."
Line 6.0.17Mr. Charles Venard, who lives in
Line 6.0.18Explorer Road, about a quarter of a
Line 6.0.19mile . away, said: —
Line 6.0.20"I was feeding the chickens when
Line 6.0.21I heard a plane overhead. It began
Line 6.0.22rolling, and I thought it was stunting
Line 6.0.23until the wing began to come apart.
Line 6.0.24"It then dived straight down.'1
Line 6.0.25Charles Peterson, of Mosman, saw the
Line 6.0.26Elane crash from Emu Plains, where
Line 6.0.27e was holidaying.
Line 6.0.28"I saw the wing come off the plane
Line 6.0.29when it was flying at about 1000 feet,"
Line 6.0.30he said, "and it came down in a nose
Line 6.0.31dive.
Line 6.0.32"I could hear the roar of the engines
Line 6.0.33from where I was standing, about five
Line 6.0.34miles away.
Line 6.0.35"It crashed, and exnloded, and a
Line 6.0.36column of black smoke rose 200 or 300
Line 6.0.37feet."

Plane Wreck i

Ablaze

Line 9.0.0Fix this textONE OF THE ENGINES burning, immediately af ter /the "
Line 9.0.1R.A.A.F.plane crash near Lapstone yesterday. The. main
Line 9.0.2- wreckage, which also was. burned, is abotrt 30 yards beyond.

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