WRECKED PLANE

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 June 1938, Page 2

WRECKED PLANE

BODY FOUND UNDER TREE. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON. June 8. The Johannesburg correspondent, of “The Times” says that the names of the missing party of members of the Royal Air Force, who were travellers by air from Bulawayo to Pretoria, are Pilot Officer Moseby, Corporal Boxshall, Aircraftsman Pring. a trainer. P. Peters, and Captain Koch and Sergeant Leroux. of the South African Air Force. Their ages ranged from 20 to 28. The discoverer of the aeroplane 20 miles north of the Limpopo River reports that a body was found under a. tree near the wreck. The wings of the aeroplane were torn off and the engine ripped out.

RESCUERS’ DIFFICULTIES. CAPE TOWN. June 8. After hacking through a lion-infest-ed jungle, nightlong, aided by the glare of lorry headlights, rescue parties are still 20 miles from the scene of the plane crash. Natives reported that vultures were above the wreckage. TASMAN SERVICE. CANBERRA. .Tune 8. Replying to a question: in the House of Representatives on the NewZealand complaint of delay in the Tasman air service, the Minister for Defence (Mr Thorby) said there was no question! of delay, because no time had been fixed for the beginning of the service. He added that the necessary flyingboats were underi construction, but there was no company at present 1 prepared to run a, service. SCIENTIST’S PROGRESS. WAKE ISLAND. June 8. Mr Richard Archbold, the United States scientist, who is on his way to Dutch New Guinea, completed the, trip from Honolulu in 16 hours 15 minutes. >