THE ’PLANE CRASH.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 74, 8 January 1930, Page 5

THE ’PLANE CRASH.

LATE CAPTAIN GROSVENOR. WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN. (United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, January G. Captain Grosvenor, who was killed in Australia, was only 25 years of age, and was a brilliant amateur jockey. He rode much in steeplechases before he left England for Australia, < and twice competed in the Grand National. He took up flying after he arrived in Australia in 1928. He bought a DH Moth ’plane, and last summer flew round Australia, a distance of 8000 miles-, in 31 days. ' His attempt to fly to England was to have been made in about 10 days’ time, and lie hoped to lower SquadronLeader C. E. Kingsford Smith’s record of 13 days for the journey. Captain Grosvenor was the only son of the second Baron Stalbridge, and therefore was heir to the Barony.

“A NOBLE EXAMPLE.” NEWSPAPERS’ EULOGIES. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, January 7. The “Daily Express,” in an. editorial entitled “A Gallant Youth,” says of Captain the Hon. Hugh Grosvenor: “It is not the length of life that matters, but what amount of highspirited adventure is crowded in. The Hon. Hugh Grosvenor rode in the Grand National twice. He was equally adventurous in tho hunting field, was a hard-hitting boxer, and completed an 8000-mile trip round Australia in a light ’plane. That is the stuff to thank God of which Britons are still made.” The “Daily Mail,” in a similar editorial, entitled “A Noble Example,” says: “The Hon. Hugh Grosvenor was one who lived to face danger. He was proverbial for his daring. Such examples prove that the youths of the post-war generation are as valiant and unselfish as the soldiers in the trenches.”

THE MACHINE RAISED. ; BODIES NOT LOCATED. MELBOURNE, January 7. The Widgeon flying-boat was raised to the surface to-day, but there was no trace of the three victims. Divers searched the spot and finally abandoned the task. The machine was a battered and tangled mass held together merely by the bracing wires. Another air fatality lias been reported. Flying-Officer Leo Ryan, who was attached to the Air Force, died today as a result of injuries received when his aeroplane crashed into a hayrick at Laver ton on Sunday.