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June 3, 1942
The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Ensign G. H. Apitz, sole survivor of a Navy patrol bomber crash near Halfmoon Bay that killed seven, couldn't explain the accident. Injured, he trekked six hours through underbrush to report it on June 3.
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Survivor Can't Explain Crash
San Francisco June 3—INS—An ensign who alone survived the crash of a Navy patrol bomber in the hills 30 miles south of San Francisco with a toll of seven lives, was able to shed no light today on how the accident occurred. He is Ensign G. H. Apitz of Henderson, Minn., who despite severe injuries struggled through thick underbrush for six hours to reach a telephone and inform his base of the tragedy.
A ground search crew found the wreckage of the bomber where it had struck and partially burned on a hillside near Halfmoon Bay on the San Francisco Peninsula.
The crash occurred while the plane was on a routine flight early yesterday.
Ensign Apitz could give no reason for the crash. 'It just happened,' he said.
San Francisco June 3—INS—An ensign who alone survived the crash of a Navy patrol bomber in the hills 30 miles south of San Francisco with a toll of seven lives, was able to shed no light today on how the accident occurred. He is Ensign G. H. Apitz of Henderson, Minn., who despite severe injuries struggled through thick underbrush for six hours to reach a telephone and inform his base of the tragedy.
A ground search crew found the wreckage of the bomber where it had struck and partially burned on a hillside near Halfmoon Bay on the San Francisco Peninsula.
The crash occurred while the plane was on a routine flight early yesterday.
Ensign Apitz could give no reason for the crash. 'It just happened,' he said.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Plane Crash
Navy Bomber
Survivor
Halfmoon Bay
San Francisco
What entities or persons were involved?
Ensign G. H. Apitz
Where did it happen?
Hills 30 Miles South Of San Francisco, Near Halfmoon Bay On The San Francisco Peninsula
Story Details
Key Persons
Ensign G. H. Apitz
Location
Hills 30 Miles South Of San Francisco, Near Halfmoon Bay On The San Francisco Peninsula
Event Date
Early Yesterday (June 3 Article Date)
Story Details
Ensign Apitz survived a Navy bomber crash killing seven, unable to explain it; he hiked six hours to report despite injuries; wreckage found burned on hillside during routine flight.