PILOT OFFICER A. C. LONG
After a long illness, arising out of an aeroplane accident on January 6, .1941, Pilot Officer Arthur C. Long died last night at the Wellington Hospital. He was 29 years of age. His death was somewhat unexpected, because a few days ago he was cheerful and well and was getting about occasionally in a wheeled -chair. Pilot Officer Long, who was well known in University circles in Wellington, crashed in Waitemata Harbour with another officer while in a dual-control training plane. Pilot Officer Long received severe injuries to his back and was badly injured in the face and leg. The last two injuries cleared up, and he was brought to Wellington after three months in the Auckland- Hospital. After passing his examinations with top marks, he was transferred to a northern station as instructor only two or three "weeks before the accident occurred. He was educated at Wellington College and Victoria University College, where he gained his B.Com. degree. He was a keen hockey and tennis player and took a great interest in the affairs of the University. Prior to joining the Air Force he was employed in a State Department. in Wellington. Pilot Officer Long was the son of the Rev. F. C. Long, general secretary to the New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions in Wellington, and Mrs. Long.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 77, 28 September 1942, Page 3
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