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Torpedo PlanemlathB.VCrashes on Hilltc3(Near San Diegoblt;aItTwo Naval Men Killed as Third Occupant Parachutes to Safetya:titlithnI8 tSAN DIEGO. March 11—CPlt;—A navy torpedo plane tonight' crashed on French peak, in the isolated San Diego back country, killing two ^ members of It* crew while a third flier managed to parachute to safety, Emil Koch, storekeeper at | f Warner Springs, reported to the sheriff's office.F. H. Hayward, district forest b ranger at the Oak Grove ranger station, said that Koch reported to him he saw the plane go into a spin, one man parachute out and j then he witnessed the plane s crash n on the north side of French peak. ! llt; a few miles from Warner Springs, j t RAIN HAMPERS ] tThe crash took place at about ’ nightfall. Koch said, and shortly after the accident, rain began to fall, hampering the efforts of a navy crash crew to reach the scene of the wreckage.Unttl the bodies are removed and I the wreckage examined, the navy would not identify the dead men or the flyer who escaped, merely reporting that a plane had crashed | j and one man landed safely while | the other two wele ‘ missing.'’: I ONE TRAPPED• j Herbert Halleman, clerk at the■ Wamer Springs hotel, reported that I• one of the two victims was trapped ; ' i in the burning wreckage while the j lt;s other was' thrown clear of the r, plane.The plane was said to be one of several which today engaged in• j routine maneuvers in the Wamer . Springs area, employes at the -; springs reported. The region U an i isolated area to the northeast of■ San Diego.t French peak Is one of a series of Jutting mountain peaks surrounding the springs. It is covered with dense brash and trees, making it difficult to climb at nighC.t
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Los Angeles Daily Trojan
Los Angeles, California, US
Wed, Mar 12, 1941
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