FAMOUS AVIATOR’S DEATH
DROUKIN’S LAST WORD*. FRANCE IN MOURNING(United Press^AsßociaUon— By Cable—(Australian and N.Z. Preu Assn.) (Received 10. 1.25 p.m.) Paris, Aug. 9. “How I. wanted to fly the Ate lan tic 1” These, the last words of Droukin, the famous ace, reveal the extent to which hia life’s ambition possessed him. M. Couzinet the financier of the flight, sat sobbing beside the dying aviator, wjjp was conscious throughout. He recounted the accident and said he had a presentiment that something would happen. The vibrating of the wings made a terrific noise and then the machine went into a nose-dive. He rolled himself into a ball and covered his face with his hands.
Lebrix was due to accompany him but was held up. When his jnotor car arrived at tlij aerodrome he found the machine in the air.
France to-day is mourning for tbe loss of one of its foremost aviators.
Droukin was undertaking a flight preliminary to an attempt at the At. lantic crossing when the ‘plane crashed, injuring Droukin and two others, all of whom subsequently died.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 203, 10 August 1928, Page 5
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