FLYING ACCIDENT
’PLA«T< II RIED IN SAND. Ftp P' s Association. > * | KAAVHIA, Jan. 2. A do Scm'tei tonoplane, the Aorangi, owned bd|ihe ailrato Aviation Company ancßl’do l by Mr Blackmore, came to jjfef len landing, at Kawhia tins morfiig. The landing ground-'is situated pi a ud-bank in the middle of the haif mr ut as the tide was full in, only to sm, portion was exposed. The pilo® :eco: oitred a good deal before attafoitii _to land, finally securing the ft! le: h of the available runway. In* he stance was totally insufficient .nd e ’plane was soon enveloped fin spi. , water and sand, and, headingfe n 1 h speed for the water’s edge juft vas ,out to plunge into the tide whftisofi sand was encountered, into wl® tli. plane nose-dived, turning aver and coming to a standstm pai-p- submerged at the water’sftge. The ipit/ an. two passengers escaped injury.®
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 27, 2 January 1931, Page 2
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150FLYING ACCIDENT Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 27, 2 January 1931, Page 2
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