PILOT FORCED DOWN.
FIRED 0N BY FRONTIER GUARD.
(United Pmss Association—COpyright) ‘ _< _. _ “:ARSA‘XV, Jllnefll7.
A Polish aeroplane that was faking part in a competition lost its bearings and flew over Soviet territory, where frontier guards opened fire with mach-ine-guns, forcing the pilot down. The pilot was arrested. The plane was badly damaged by bullets.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 211, 19 June 1936, Page 5
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