LIVES SAVED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 157, 5 July 1937, Page 7

LIVES SAVED.

CRASH OF 'PLANE.

Farmers Rescue Eight from

Blaze.

WOMAN PULLED OUT BY HAIR

United Press Association.—Copyright,

(Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, July 4.

An Allied Airways twin-engined 'plane, the Silver Ghost, crashed and burst into flames after taking off from Thurso, Caithness, for Aberdeen.

A farmer and his son working in a field saved the lives of the pilot and seven passengers, including six women, pulling the passengers out, through an emergency exit in the roof of the cabin.

The last woman, hauled out by her neck and hair, had her clothes on fire.

The 'plane was destroyed.

AVIATOR'S WIDOW.

ACTRESS TO MARRY AGAIN. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 4. It is announced that the actress, Miss Florence Desmond, will marry early in September Mr. Charles Hughesdon, a junior partner in a stockbroking firm. Miss Desmond was married to Captain Campbell Black—who was killed 18 months later in a collision at Speke aerodrome, Liverpool—hi April, 1935, following his Melbourne Centenary air race victory. Their health was toasted in the gold Davis Cup.

SNOW AND HAILSTORM.

SOVIET GLIDERS' RECORD. (Received 9.30 a.m.) MOSCOW, July 4. According to their barograph, two glider pilots ascended 15,100 ft, which is claimed to be a world record. After climbing 12,000 ft they encountered a hail and snow storm and a violent air current, which wrecked their machine. The pilots parachuted to safety. Their barograph was found later.

READY FOR FLIGHTS.

TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 4. Everything is now ready for the first experimental Transatlantic commercial flight, which is expected to begin tomorrow evening. The Imperial Airways flying-boat Caledonia will leave Foynes, Ireland, under the command of Captain Arthur Wilcockson.