N.Z. And British Pilots Fined For Flying Planes To Holy Land
LONDON, April 25.
A New Zealander was one of four men, fined £SO each today at Princes Risboro, Buckinghamshire, on each of two summonses in connection with flying British Beaufighter planes to Palestine. „ . , , The New Zealander was Brian John George Carbury, of Surrey, and the others were Oliver Armstrong, of Surrey. William Collins, of London, and John Harvey, of London. All pleaded guilty to taking off from a British airport in contravention of customs regulations, but not guilty to being exporters of the aircraft. The men were alleged to have flown planes from England to Palestine by way of Corsica and Yugoslavia. Three of them got £SOO each for the flight. The fourth said he was not paid.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22931, 27 April 1949, Page 7
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129N.Z. And British Pilots Fined For Flying Planes To Holy Land Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22931, 27 April 1949, Page 7
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