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Domestic News
August 30, 1918
Greene County Herald
Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Allan B. Johnson, 26, from Fort Alleghany, Pa., died at Scott Field near Belleville, Ill., after jumping from a burning airplane at 3,000 feet due to an oil tank leak igniting on the exhaust pipe.
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JUMPS FROM AN AIRPLANE.
Ship Caught Fire and Johnson Leaps Out to His Death.
Belleville, Ill.—Allan B. Johnson of Fort Alleghany, Pa., was killed at Scott Field, near here, when an airplane in which he was flying 3,000 feet from the ground, caught fire and fell to the earth.
Johnson, who was 26 years of age, had gone up in the machine alone. Officers at the field attributed the accident to a leak in the oil tank, oil having dripped on the exhaust pipe. When the machine caught fire Johnson unstrapped himself from the plane and jumped. His body was mangled beyond recognition.
Ship Caught Fire and Johnson Leaps Out to His Death.
Belleville, Ill.—Allan B. Johnson of Fort Alleghany, Pa., was killed at Scott Field, near here, when an airplane in which he was flying 3,000 feet from the ground, caught fire and fell to the earth.
Johnson, who was 26 years of age, had gone up in the machine alone. Officers at the field attributed the accident to a leak in the oil tank, oil having dripped on the exhaust pipe. When the machine caught fire Johnson unstrapped himself from the plane and jumped. His body was mangled beyond recognition.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Fire
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Airplane Fire
Fatal Jump
Scott Field
Belleville Ill
Allan Johnson
Oil Leak Accident
What entities or persons were involved?
Allan B. Johnson
Where did it happen?
Scott Field, Near Belleville, Ill.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Scott Field, Near Belleville, Ill.
Key Persons
Allan B. Johnson
Outcome
allan b. johnson was killed; his body was mangled beyond recognition.
Event Details
Allan B. Johnson of Fort Alleghany, Pa., was flying alone in an airplane at Scott Field, near Belleville, Ill., at 3,000 feet when it caught fire due to a leak in the oil tank with oil dripping on the exhaust pipe. He unstrapped himself and jumped from the plane, which then fell to the earth.