DASHED TO PIECES.
DEATH OF AN AVIATOR. FAILURE OF PARACHUTE. (Received 10 a.m. , * LONDON, March 14. In the presence of 30.000 people 'at Turin, a Dutch aviator, Harris Larscn, was dashed to pieces by falling from an aeroplane at a height of 4,oooift. Larsen was trying a new parachute, which failed to .open. The crowd made an agonised demonstration, but was held back by mounted Royal Guards. — (Reuter.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 62, 15 March 1922, Page 5
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