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*Fifteen Killed in Crash of Pan-Am Plane in Syria Constellation Trying For Forced Landing-.. 22 Reported Safe New York, June 19 (P)- Fifteen persons of 36 aboard the Pan American World Airways Constellation Eclipse were killed early today when the giant liner crashed at Meyadine, Syria, while trying to make a forced landing, the airline announced. Eight of the dead were passengers. Seven were crew members. The remalning 27 passengers and crew members were described &5 safe although en earlier report said three were serlously. infured and' seven were less critically hurt. Pan American said no other details of the crash, which occurred while the plane was enroute from Karachi to Istanbul, were available here, Names of the dead gers were not known, unmediately. None of the dead passengers was American, the company said. Nelther their names nor those of surviving passengers were avaliable. Full Details Lacking Pan' American said the only detalis of the crash, which occurred while .the plane was en route from Karachi to Instanbul, were contained In a brief message from Damascus which said the plane's no. 2 ° engine caught fire and the craft was destroyed at 2 m. Damascus time, 6 p. m. (C. S. T,) Wednesday, The. company said information from its Damascus office the three crew members. who survived were Purser Stewardess Jane Bray, both of Anthony Volpe, New York, and third Officer Eugene W. Roddenberry, of River Edge, 'N. J. Enroute to Karachi The plane W8S En route from Karachi, India, to Istanbul when It crashed while trying to make & forced landing near Meyadine, Syria. .First reports of the crash led to fears that it was the America, which left New York CUpper June a and party of American publishers officials aboard for the inaugural flight of Pan-American's commercial: round-the-world service.i
Article from 19 Jun 1947The Emporia Gazette(Emporia, KS)
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