R.A.F PLANE CRASH

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1936, Page 7

R.A.F PLANE CRASH

FOUR CREW KILLED.

BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.,

(Received June 16, 11.30 a.m.) KHARTOUM, June 15

The crew of four were killed when an Air Force plane crashed, and caught fire at Adarama.

FOG DELAYS LANDING

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, June 15

The Union Airways airliner, Korimako, was a little more than an hour late in arriving at Wigram aerodrome this morning, because of fog, and 20 minutes was taken up in circling about Christchurch, waiting for the mist to clear, so that the pilot, A. G. Gerrand, could see the lauding ground. The north-bound machine had had no trouble in landing at Christchurch, but after it left for Blenheim, the fog rapidly grew worse and the Korimako coming south had bad weather all the way down from Clarence River. On arrival at Christchurch, the pilot was unable to see the ground, and rather than fly on to Ashburton, which he knew from radio communications was fairly clear, he chose to circle the city and port hills, waiting for the fog to clear. He could be seen and heard from the ground, and was in constant two-way radio communication with the aerodrome. He finally made a perfect landing, taking advantage of a break in the fog. The machine later left for Dunedin.

The north-bound machine, which had no trouble at Christchurch, was delayed for a little time at Blenheim because of fog.