PLANE’S FATAL DIVE
THREE AIRMEN KILLED.
OTHER PILOTS SENT ALOFT.
REMEDY FOR, NERVE-STRAIN
(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association United Service.) LONDON, .Tan. 31. Within a few minutes of three airmen crashing to death at Eastchurch aerodrome, when a large Fairey naissance aeroplane nose-dived IoUO feet, every available aircraft belonging to the squadron stationed there was sent aloft before the last body was extracted from the wreckage. It is stated that 40 machines were circling over head. This is in accordance with the Air Ministry’s ruling upon the advice of neurologists that airmen are less likely to develop nerves' after witnessing a crash if they immediately make a flight. Many secondary accidents have been recorded is cases where airmen have been allowed leave of absence, following a crash involving themselves and their messmates. . The men killed in the crash were Flying Officer Geoffrey Ingle and Aircraftsmen G. Johnson and F. Howick. This brings the air force deaths to four this month. Howick had been married a fortnight. His wife was awaiting his return to lunch, and he died in her arms.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 February 1929, Page 5
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185PLANE’S FATAL DIVE Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 February 1929, Page 5
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