MYSTERY PLANE CRASH

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10138, 26 October 1925, Page 5

MYSTERY PLANE CRASH

MISHAP TO BTHTAIN’S NEW MACHINE. NOSE DIVE INTO CHESAPEAKE BAY. SUBSTITUTE PILOT UNABLE TO QUALIFY FOB PACE. NEW YORK ; Oct. 23. Britain’s “rnyste v ’p ane,” the super-marine Napier SI, crashed on Friday during liavigitnl tv trials for .the Jacques'-Schneider trophy races to he held on S. turday at beeftrae 'a total wreck.—A. and N.Z. C A. ■ ■ NEW YORK, Oct. .23. The mystery ’plane mishap will result in both ‘the Br tish G oster-Na-p:er 3S ’planes, including a reserve ’plane in which Bert Hinkler, of Melbourne is pilot, competing in the cup race.—.A. and N.Z.C.A. (Received Oct. 2:5. 5.5 pun.) WASHINGTON, Oct, 24. A Baltimore message states that Britain’s so-called “mystery ’plaue, super-marine Nap or S 4, was comp etely wrecked when a series ot w.ng flutters and side slips during the prel’minary navig hi.ity trial in connection w th the Jacques Schneider international seaplane trophy led to a nose dive into Chesapeake Bay, after w inch it turned over. The pi ot. Captain Henry Bail’d, wearing a Lfebolt, cleared the wreckage as it sank. H s brother plot, Captain Huocrt Broad tossed a second lifebelt from his Vane, after which the patrol boat rescued Captain Baird who was dazed and unable to explain the occurrence. Captain Ba rd is in hod the doctors fcairn.g pneumonia. He had been li several days, and only left h-s lei daily to fly a few minutes.—A. micl N.Z C.A. van , COUV eR, Oct. 24. a message from Baltimore .states that Bert Hinkler, Melbourne, reserve pilot of the British Schneider cup team wH he g.yeu a chance to take h's G loster-N a pier seaplane into the internat onal race on Saturday, when five oppos ng Amer.can Italian pilots signed a petd.on askm 0 that he he allowed to qua klj' ¥Jnre tbn race The referee All. Seed to stop, If Hinkler qua.ifies ’plane will he the ,suhst tnte fo 'the super marine Nap cr f/^. 4 :1./ '-y crashed *on^nd^y.— (24 tlrtt rf?e was° poSsecure a substitute tor tin) crashed machine.—A. and N.Z.C.A.