WHEN CONTROL TELLS
Only a brilliant piece of flying on tho part of two young B.A.F. pilots saved them from disaster when their aeroplanes had. a slight collision • in mid-air over Filton E.A.F. Station, Bristol. ': Tho officers, Flying Officer J. W. A. Hunnard and Flight-Lieut. A. T. K. Shipwright^ belonging to ' No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, from tJpavon, Marlborough, were- flying ia practice formation when, at -; a height of - about 1000 ft, the tips of their machines met. As the aeroplanes broke away, watchers saw part of tho wing of one\of the machines break off and fall. An alarm was raised, and the station fire brigade and ambulances, were manned in case, of an accident. , The pilot of the crippled machine dived, and for a moment it was feared all was lost, but the airman', .'maintained-;-control,' and made a perfect: landing.':■ The second aeroplane, whose- wing was .also damaged/came down'at an awkward angle, and overturned on reaching; the ground. R.A.F. officers and 'mechanics.rushed to the spot in time to see the pilot scrambling out unhurt. ■'. . • . :
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 13
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174WHEN CONTROL TELLS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 13
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