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Plane crash off Elba kills 35 aboard Comet jet
British Comet jetliner with 35 aboard plunges into the Tyrrhenian Sea between Elba and Montecristo. Rescue reports say no survivors. 15 bodies brought ashore. Flight from Rome to London. Passengers include a 42 year old Australian war correspondent Chester Wilmot. Sea search halted by darkness. BOAC and Italian authorities probe cause.
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Porto Azzuro
Elba
Montecristo
Rome
London
David Craig
British European Airways
Italy
C. Wilmot
Chester Wilmot
Johannesburg
Piombino
Mediterranean
Corsica
Sardinia
BOAC
Britain
R. V. Wolfson
Bangkok
Capalivieri
Bedford
Air Ministry
Vania Turnpike
Here
Corp
Try
James
Powell
Newton Falls
Ohio
Po- Craig
Jlice