Mystery of an Observer: Missing after Aeroplane breaks into five parts: At an inquest on Saturday on Lieut. Lutyens, the pilot of an aeroplane which collapsed in mid-air on Wednesday, a verdict of “Accidental death” was returned. It was stated the machine, while flying at a tremendous height, suddenly broke into five parts. Although a thorough search had been made by the police and 1,200 soldiers of the country and ponds, and canal in the vicinity, no trace could be found of the body of the civilian observer Pinsent, who was flying with Lieut. Lutyens at the time of the accident.
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GRO0163 Devonport: David Hume Pinsent: 1891 – 1918