THREE PLANES COLLIDE
ANOTHER RA.F. TfRAGEDY. [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] (Received May 1, 11 a.m.) LONDON, April 30 J . ' While three single-seater Air Force fighters were flying in formation, the Hampshire machine slightly above the others suddenly nose-dived, colliding with the others. , ' ' All the planes were shattered, the debris being spread over half a mile. Two of the pilots escaped by means of parachutes. The third was trapped in the cockpit and killed. The Air Force death roll for 1937, is now forty-one. ' .. . \- BROOK AND BROADBENT. (Received May 1, 11 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, April 30. Brook has arrived. ALLAHABAD, April 30. Broadbent has arrived. CIVIL HEADQUARTERS. LONDON, April 30. The Duke of Kent < opened Ariel House, Strand, the palatial new quarters of the Civil Aviation Department. The distinguished gathering included Mr Jordan. • - TRANS-ATLANTIC RACE (Recd. May 1, 11.45 a.m.). PARIS, April 30. Twenty-two planes have now entered for the trans-Atlantic race. Italy has five entries, ana the United States three. / The American demand for the abandonment or postponement of the competition will be considered after the closing of the entries on May 2.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 May 1937, Page 9
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