'PLANE SOMERSAULTS.
MISHAP AT WANGANUI.
FAULTY LANDING MADE.
PILOT ESCAPES INJURY.
(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.")
WANGANUI, this day.
A pilot named Buchanan, of Wairarapa, who had just obtained his pilot's license, had a narrow escape from injury when landing in a Moth aeroplane at the Wangaiiui airport yesterday.
He attempted to land in a cross wind, apparently, not observing the signals. The machine bumped three times and then somersaulted a few feet away from the fire signal. Benzine sputtered over the engine, but did not ignite. Buchanan was not hurt.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 8
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