CRASH VICTIMS NOT ID'D.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - Coroner's officials have not yet released the names of two men killed Monday when their single-engine plane crashed into a field northeast of Fox Airfield. Officials said they believe they know the men's identities but are still verifying ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. the information. The plane, a 2005 Cirrus SR20, is registered to Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997. British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures. Olson of Henderson, Nev. Officials said the men appeared to have been practicing touch-and-go landings, which is common at Fox because the airfield is relatively uncrowded. Firefighters said witnesses told them the plane had pulled up when its engine sounded like it had quit. An emergency parachute parachute, umbrellalike device designed to retard the descent of a falling body by creating drag as it passes through the air. The development of modern aircraft has led to many experiments in the aerodynamic problems of parachute design, with the result that the meant to soften the impact of an unexpected landing deployed from the plane, but failed to stop the crash. The incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) The bodies of two crash victims are removed, right, at Fox Airfield on Tuesday, as investigators examine wreckage wreck·age n. 1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked. 2. Something wrecked. 3. The debris of something wrecked. . Jeff Goldwater/Associated Press |
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