NARROW ESCAPE.
Crew of Blazing R.A.F. Bomber
In Leicester.
PILOT'S COOLNESS. Britten Official Wireless. (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, June 10. The crow of six of a R.A.F. bomber had a remarkable escape, to which the coolness and resource of the pilot largely contributed, wlion tiio machine burst into flames at 4000 feet when flying over Leicester. The starboard engine caught fire, and the blazing machine was watched by thousands, whose attention was drawn by the flanu-s. The crew debated whether or not to take to parachutes, but the pilot tinned off the petrol, ami eventually the air rush blow out the fire. The pilot then restarted the other engine and landed at Leicester airport.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 136, 11 June 1938, Page 9
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