Airtrainer crashes
A Royal New Zealand Air Force court of inquiry will go to the southern shore of Lake Ellesmere this morning to inspect the Airtrainer from Wigram forced down there yesterday. The Airtrainer, which was forced down about 11.30 am.. was piloted by the officer in charge of the Central Flying School at Wigram (Squadron-Leader G. Thompson). He was accompanied by Flight-Lieuten-ant G. Wrathall. R.N.Z.A.F. sources have declined to comment about the incident until the court; of inquiry has convened. 1 The two-seater plane land- ’ ed in a rough paddeck about 2km north-east of Fish-! erman’s Point, near the out-! let of the lake. It is believed) that minor damage was) caused to the undercarriage. 1
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