BIG BAY AIR CRASH
INQUEST ON VICTIM (By Telegraph—Press Association.) . INVERCARGILL, May 1. An inquest was held today before Mr. J. Ward, J.P., and a jury of. four, concerning the fatal air crash at Big Bay on December .30. Evidence was given by the pilot, A. J. Bradshaw, and the passengers. '- ' ' Bradshaw stated that when he, was preparing to land the machine stalled. He attempted to gain control, but the low altitude made this impossible. The jury; found that .Walter Sutton Jones met his death when an aeroplane, piloted. by Bradshaw crashed. Mr. .R...C.. Kean, Chief Inspector of Aircraft, indicated that a departmental inquiry would be held, later.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1937, Page 4
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