SHOT DOWN BY ARABS
Dead Airmen Brought In (Received 13, 10.25 a.m.) BAGHDAD, May 12. A party of Arab horsemen unexpectedly brought the bodies of Pilot-Officer Newman and Aircraftsman Hawkins to the railway station near Baghdad. They fired rifles in the air, a traditional Arab salute, and then decamped. The authorities interpret the action as a gesture of respect for the dead, also as an indication that the destruction of the aeroplane was not premeditated, but was the work of irresponsible sharpshooters. The remains, which have been reverently treated and conveyed a considerable distance, will be buried in the Air Force cemetery with full military honours.
A cable last week stated that a British aeroplane flying over an area in the Middle Euphrates provinces, where some tribes had recently revolted, was fired on and crashed in flames. The occupants of the machine were Pilot-Offi-cer Newman and Aircraftsman Haw kins. The machine was engaged in reconnaissance duties. It had not been located,
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 125, 13 May 1935, Page 7
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