The Feilding Star Oroua and Kiwitea Counties' Gazette TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1931. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE FATAL

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2427, 12 May 1931, Page 4

The Feilding Star Oroua and Kiwitea Counties' Gazette TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1931. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE FATAL

The s.ad sequel to 11 1 v accident which hotel l-'l 'o;Ut-L'eut. WagliQrn last week again dmus attention to the tragedy ol little things 19' notable aviators and other speed ists. Mr AYaghorn. was aloft when the accident happened to his machine. We and h s companon made an apparently safe landing per parachute, the only result being that the notable Briton. hero of many daring flights, hurt an ankle. Vet death resulted, probably from shock. Thus passed one of the men who was to have been a British pilot in defending the S'-li no: do r Cup against Italy and Branco. A few ago 1 1 a iy also lost one of In r heroes of the air, Colonel Aladdale.ua., he who located General Nobile’s lost airship in the Arctic region in. 1028 and organised the flight of the Italian Armada across the Atla.nl c Ocean to South America a. few months ago. The Colonel was taking part in some inconspicuous aviation, exoro sos a few weeks ago when a chance accident occurred to his flying machine. Tt crashed and lie was killed. There have been other fatalities of late amongst notable airmen due to s tuple tilings. Truly, it is the little things that count. That Ks why Tvingsford Smith is so very careful attention to, del,a 1 is what enable*" bin! to'survive the many risks lie undertakes. Vet w l.li +1 all. a tremendous amount of flying is done al l over the world at a lesser toll Than motoring; takes on. our highways.