LIEUT. KINKEAD’S DEATH

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1354, 14 March 1928, Page 5

LIEUT. KINKEAD’S DEATH

SOME MORE THEORIES THE KING'S SYMPATHY By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright lAust. and N.Z. Cable). (Received March 14, 0 a.m.) London, March 13. The chief 1 hpory of Lieut. Kinkcti’Ti\s disaster, is iliai the* violent rocking preceding a difficult taking off in the still a.ir weakened tlm monoplane. Several witnesses disunited a seeming flutter of the rudder and i ailvane just before the crash. Others suggst that the engine mo. mentari.lv raced madly and lvitikead appeared tr> he trying to alighl. Kinkhead’s ljodv has been recovered from the. sea. London, March 13. Tho King sent n. message stating ho was grieved to learn of the loss the Royal Air Force had sustained in the tragic death of Kinkond, who had such a, distinguished career.” Please convey my sincorest- sympathy .to the relatives of the. gnJlant airman.

ITALY’S SYMPATHY (Received March 14, 11 a.m.) Rome, .March 13

As a mark of mourning for Lieut. Kin kend, the Italian Air Minister has ordered three days’ suspension of Bernardi’-s speed trials at Lain and also telegraphed the Government’s condolence.