’PLANE IN FLAMES
TAVO IuSTRALIANS KILLED
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MELBOURNE, February 26. Two Air Force airmen were burned to death when a “Wapti” aeroplane, which was co-operating with the military forces in mock warfare, struck a tree at the Seymour Military Camp, and crashed in flames. The victims were: Pilot Officer H. G. Scoullar, and Air Craftsman J. F. Yourn. The disaster occurred within the full view of hundreds of volunteer training troops. The aeroplane was in the act of diving in order to bomb a, Lewis gun and anti-craft brigade. Its speed was ISO miles an hour. It swooped down from a height of 500 feet, but it failed to rise, and it struck three gum trees with terrible force. The machiiie literally flew to pieces. The fuselage, containing the two men, fell in flames. It was impossible ;o fescue the victims. England to Australia. • TUNIS, February 25. Fairbairn has arrived here. He leaves for Tripoli to-morroW.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 27 February 1931, Page 11
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