VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
N.Z. RESEARCH WORKER AIRCRAFT MINISTRY (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. Mr. George Gavin Samson, a member of the research department ol the- British Ministry of Aircraft Production, was killed in an aircraft accident in England, this advice being received yesterday by his father, Mr. J. M. Samson, the well-known racehorse owner. Mr. Samson, who was 34 years old, was best known as a radio enthusiast. He went as an operator with Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic expedition and was the first New Zealander to win the British Empire Radio Union Cup in 1933. Six years ago he war, appointed radio engineer with Standard Telephones and Cables, London being in charge of the company's television department until he joined the Ministry of Aircraft Production. A brother, Major Samson, is attached to Generai Staff Headquarters, Middle East.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20621, 24 November 1941, Page 6
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