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Pilot Officer N. S. Chelvarajan of the Royal Ceylon Air Force was killed when a Balliol trainer in which he took off from Katunayake airport nose-diced about 1/2 a mile away after it had ascended about 400 ft.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Plane Crashed in Kimbulapitiya
The path of the ill-fated Icelandic Airways DC 8 after [...] through the coconut plantation at Kimbulapitiya.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The RcyAF "Pioneer" plane crash-landed on a house at Nuwara Eliya yesterday after developing engine trouble. The pilot, Flying Officer, Walter Fernando, tried to land on the racecourse but was unable to do so owing to crowds that had gathered. The...
Photo Centre Photographers - Nuwara Eliya
Police clearing bodies from the wreckage at Katunayake.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Presenting of a Statue of Lord Buddha to Rev. Heddigalle Pannatissa
Presenting of a statue of Lord Buddha to Rev. Heddigalle Pannatissa by R. F. (...).
Lankadeepa
President J. R. Jayawardene with the Astronauts of Apollo-12
"Presenting the Flag" (?)
Lankadeepa
Arriving in Ceylon yesterday was Sweden's young Crown Prince Carl Gustaf. The prince, who is not yet 21, arrived here aboard the Naval cadet ship Alvsnabben—as a member of the crew. All males in Sweden are required to perform a minimum of 10 month...
Daily Mirror