Airman’s Deathroll: At an inquest on Lieutenant Lutyens, pilot of the aeroplane which collapsed in midair on Wednesday, no evidence was forthcoming as to the cause of the accident, and a verdict of “Accidental Death” was returned. Though diligent search had been made by the police and by 1,200 soldiers (including the dragging of the Basingstoke Canal and ponds in the vicinity) no trace had been discovered of the body of the civilian observer Pinsent who was flying with Lieutenant Lutyens. A sergeant stated that the aeroplane was flying at a tremendous height, when it suddenly broke into five parts which came crashing to earth. Lieutenant Lutyens’ body being among the wreckage.
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GRO0163 Devonport: David Hume Pinsent: 1891 – 1918