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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Central African Airways Viscount crashed near Benghazi, Libya, early Saturday, killing at least 34 of 54 aboard en route from Salisbury to London. 20 survivors, including Sir Alfred and Lady Savage, some injured.
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LONDON. (P) -- A Central African Airways Viscount crashed and burned in bright moonlight near Benghazi in Libya early Saturday.
Airline officials in London said there were at least 20 survivors among the 54 persons aboard the plane, bound for London from Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia.
Reports received at the London office of the airline, a nationalized Rhodesian company, had few details of the crash. Among the survivors were four unidentified babies and four members of the crew of seven.
The plane crashed about six miles from Benghazi's Benina airport. It plunged down in a hilly region and burst into flames.
Reports received here said some of the survivors were severely injured and were taken to a Benghazi hospital.
In Salisbury, the airline's headquarters said there were 28 women, 20 men and 6 children on the plane.
A. E. P. Robinson, chairman of the corporation, said officials and technicians set out at once for Benghazi to arrange for transporting survivors to their destinations. All were believed bound for London.
Among the survivors were Sir Alfred Savage, a crown agent in London for overseas British governments, and Lady Savage.
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Benghazi, Libya
Event Date
Early Saturday
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20 known survivors out of 54 aboard, including 4 babies and 4 crew members; some survivors severely injured; at least 34 presumed dead
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A Central African Airways Viscount crashed and burned in bright moonlight near Benghazi's Benina airport, about six miles away in a hilly region. The plane was bound for London from Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia, carrying 28 women, 20 men, and 6 children. Officials from the airline's London and Salisbury offices reported limited details, with survivors taken to a Benghazi hospital. Chairman A. E. P. Robinson dispatched officials and technicians to Benghazi to transport survivors.