PLANE MISHAP

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1935, Page 5

PLANE MISHAP

MACHINE HITS POWER LINE • . l -y - 1 - 1 _ .*•. (Per Press Association, Copyright). AUCKLAND, July 7. When practising, forced landings at Mange re Aerodrome, L. W. Swan, secretary of Auckland Aero Club, struck a power line near the aerodrome, and crashed. Swan, suffered facial injuries ami a. moth plane, of which he was tKe sole occupant, was fairly extensively damaged. The mishap occurred after Swan had beep ’ in the air about ten minutes. He was returning -to the aerodrome, and was in the vicinity of Pukaki Street, when liis plaue fouled the line. The fuselage was badly dahia'gedj and both, the bottom wings were broken. Swan, who is one of the most experienced pilots of the Club, was a passenger in the plane which, ou March 17, 193-1, avhen piloted by Ernest Boucher (President of the Auckland Aero Club), crashed on Mount Hawkins,; near the entrance to- 'Wellington harbour. Swan Was injured,in the crash,Land was taken to Wellington hospital'’suffering from facial wounds and shock. Boucher : was fatally, injured- ■

TWO MEN KILLED IN .FRANCE (Received this day at .9.30 a.m.) : PARIS, July' 7. . The well-known raffing 'airman, Captain Jacques Puget',' and a companion. Lieutenant-Qurhgot, were killed in. a crash af Angeffs, in" the annual twelve hours’ yraqe/.' in which twelve -planes covered the circuit of twenty-hides for six hours, arid then 312 miles in the ■succeeding six hours. . Captain Puget'landed to refuel, and collided' with a : clump of trees when taking off.