Dog Attacks Plane
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) CALGARY
(Alberta), July 7 A light aircraft made an emergency landing after it was attacked by a dog.
The pilot said he was flying about three feet above the ground, spraying crops, when a dog leaped at the aarcraift and attacked the left wheel.
The pitot, Abe Thiessen, flew to Calgary’s McCall Field and made a landing on one wheel.
The propeller and underside of the single-engine plane were slightly damaged. Mr Thiessen was not injured.
The dog was killed
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30178, 9 July 1963, Page 13
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