Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Airplane Crash
April 28, 1930
BOY AND GIRL BURN TO DEATH IN PLANE
By The Associated Press
Portsmouth, N. H. April 27.--A boy and
girl burned to death after an airplane crash
beside the Portsmouth Country Club this
afternoon. The dead pilot was badly burned.
The children earlier in the day had been given
their first airplane ride by the pilot and had
been eager to go again. The pilot was making for
the Portsmouth Airport from the Hessler Farm in
Greenland, when the engine stalled. In
attempting to land on a road, a wing caught on a
tree and the plane burst into flames as it
crashed.
The Frederick Post, Frederick, MD 28 Apr
1930
Two 13 year-old children taking their first
airplane ride were killed yesterday at
Portsmouth, N. H., within sight of their mothers
when a sightseeing plane dived to earth and
burst into flames.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA 28
Apr 1930
Portsmouth, N. H.--A boy and a girl
burned to death after an airplane crash beside
the Portsmouth Country club. The dead were
Geneva Brockett, fourteen, of Suffield, Conn,
and Bruce Heffier fourteen of Greenland. The
pilot Clyde Robinson of Exeter, was seriously
burned.
The Nashua Reporter, Nashua, IA 7 May 1930
Boy and Girl
Killed.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. April 28--(I. N. S.) --A
boy and a girl were dead here today, burned to
death in a plane which broke into flames as it
fell after hitting a wing against a tree. The
pilot was severely burned but was expected to
recover.
The victims were Geneva Brackett and Bruce
Hessler, both 14 years old.
The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, NE 28 Apr 1930
Articles transcribed by Helen
Coughlin. Thank you, Helen!
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