Frank had taken a life insurance for almost one million dollars, payable to his wife, to take care of a money deal that went wrong. His body was eventually found sixteen miles away at a place called Snow's Marsh west of the Cape Fear River. An autopsy showed that he had been fatally injured by a dynamite explosion originating either in his lap or (more likely) immediately under his seat. All other 33 on board were killed as well. (6 January 1960)
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Saturday 8th of April 1961 (x) — . The explosion was probably caused by a deliberately placed explosive device planted by an Omani rebel group or individual insurgents.