SHOT AT PILOT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 7

SHOT AT PILOT.

'PLANE RIDDLED. Sensation at Flying Races. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR? "j ;c.— Tress JLMOrls'J: ,^- —Co?7"rL?stJ LONDON". April 17. A -T:iv,pf incident occurred at tb<* B<i:irr.<-n"Uth flying race-. n\ Ens-bury I*;-.rk 1 .':-.<•• course. A ha'iy aeroplane, which was i'ntni hy a r...>.j Roys] Air Force pik>i. 5,.-:.t ::■••■• L-caoor Longior;. was found aliiT a 'l:jrht to be riddled with fcbot. a sc-']!)< 1 Mr. Tiflawricy Dayrcil F!0..;. ;-.n artiM and a p. r/Jcman farmer, has )•<■><-;, arrv-w-d hi connectK«n wi-.b the <-\:-"-\\ _• .it Bournemouth. Ho wa* for-

ir.ally rharpwi at the Wim borne Conrt ":;li a' Squndron -Leader LongTon and wa> ibrn jrTr.sndpd. Mr. >• to bav<» bed a \rry hi<~ky f>raj»o from the fsto of Sir Ala:i ( -iLharr. - r eohsrir. Klljott. vibs va> 'hot by an AiaS. It Hfms ihaT a of "be • don'* sTronpiy protested arains-t the living bom;: held on Good Frij day, and it is W.iovod that perf-on, J ansrd with a jim. pa've v<>nt io his fw-linp-' in :hi«- uirpc-rts-raanlike manner. >lr. Bcri Ilinklcr. the At:.-;ral ; .au aviaInr. flew in f-carrh of the offender, but found no tract? of him. Th<« pilot wa« flyir? low at the time, ar.d <-w inp to i}:c of hi* enjrinc. did not hfar th" si.oi-. a":;hoiiph ibe pcn«"trat<Hi the ';■ wr left of th" ir.aohjn<". »nd tbr fus-illade mif-f-ed him by ..r.ly a i< •»■ jr.;h<--. Tin , J'C'lict uric iir,n:odiatrly r.olifird <->f tb<* and the K f, yal Aoro C'luh ha- <--ff<Tf-d a icaard fr>r :3m- dc",»-o-r 'f ib<* j«-r-''Ti vho fir'-d th* . Mi"!-. ' iA. .-iTifi N.Z. and Sydney •■miii.'i