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As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 Paris-Croydon air liner fire

1 day of original coverage, October 3, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Sunday, October 3, 1926

The 1926 Paris-Croydon air liner fire

As printed: SEVEN MEET DEATH IN BURNING PLANE

ContextCroydon, south of London, is Britain's airport for Continental traffic, and the French Air Union flew the daily Paris-London passenger service across the Channel. Penshurst is a village in Kent, inland from the coast.

Evening Star · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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