Fatal Aeroplane Collapse: Whilst being tested over Surrey last evening an aeroplane collapsed in mid-air and fell to earth in five sections. The pilot Lionel Derek Francis Lutyens, Royal Air Force, and a civilian observer, Mr. David Hugh Pensent (sic) were killed. Mr. Pensent’s body, which is believed to have fallen into a lake, has not yet been recovered.
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GRO0163 Devonport: David Hume Pinsent: 1891 – 1918