AIR TRAGEDIES.

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1929, Page 5

AIR TRAGEDIES.

THE PESHAWAR BLUNDER. DELHI, Heforuary 11. The Court of Inquiry into the bomb dropping tragedy at Peshawar (where an Air Force plane dropped bombs on an Indian cavalry regiment, mistaking a signal during manoeuvres, and killing several) found that the disaster was partly due to failuiDi of judgment of certain officers, who are being court-martialled The Army Secretary announced generous grants and pensions to the injured, and depMnde&ta of the dea< LONDON, February 11, Three German balloonists, who ascended at Leipzig on Sunday on a short inland cruise, developed a flight across the North Sea and ended in a crash in AberdAjenshire to-day. Shortly after descending a storm arose, and it was impossible to descend. Driven towards Holland and then to the North Sea they drifted along the English coast for twelve liour.s at night, until in the early morning they saw the lights of Aberdeen. The balloon occasionally bumped against hilltops and finally a tree overturned the basket, pitching out ttti’i occupants, wno were fortunately uninjured. They found hospitality on a fana.i The German Cons®l i* anaagiag for return.