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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 33, 2 November 1928, Page 3

4 A thrilling episode ln career of Squadron-Leader Kingstor Smith is recalled by a fellow ex-mem-ber of the Royal Air Force who visited Auckland a few days ago (states the “Star”) “Smithy” was over the battle front in a particularly hot sector of Northern France when his “ ia chine: suddenly became uncontrollable. He took a desperate chance by climbing out on to one of the wings and crawling out towards the tip until stability was restored He then scrambled back to the cockpit with the machine racing towards earth at a terrific speed. He just managed to “flatten out” and pull the ’plane out of danger. He landed heavily, but was fortunate enough to avoid injury, and it was typical of his pluck that he should take part in another serial attack later in the same day.