ACCIDENT AT AERODROME.
ENGINE STALLS
FORCED LANDING RESULTS,
Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 21. The stalling of an aeroplane engine caused a slight accident at Sockburn aerodrome this morning. Captain Findlay was flying in .an Avno instructional machine and his pupil was Cadet Jenkins. . . The engine failed and a hedge looming up in front it was necessary to force a landing to .avoid a more serious accident. . . , Captain Findlay sustained a slight cut over one eye, but Cadet Jenkins was not injured. The undercarriage of the machine was slightly damaged.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, 23 January 1928, Page 8
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