AEROPLANE CRASHES IN RIVER
TWO OCCUPANTS DROWNED SYDNEY, February 10. A Moth aeroplane crashed in Cook's river to-day, and its two occupants, Sergeant Brown and Airman Bundy, were trapped in the cockpit and drowned. The crash occurred as a result of a spin which the aeroplane got into while turning. The aeroplane had been rebuilt by Sergeant Brown to enter in the Melbourne centenary race. When it settled on the water the wings folded over the cockpit, imprisoning both men. Sergeant Brown leaves a wife and child. Airman Bundy's wife died last month. The same aeroplane crashed a year ago at Richmond, when Flying Officer Blaney was killed.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21087, 12 February 1934, Page 9
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