MISHAP TO ’PLANE.
OCCUPANTS INJURED. MELBOURNE, July 19. • An aeroplane, when taking off near Essendoii Aerodrome yesterday, struck a fence and overturned., The pilot, Mr George Bills Thompson, who is a radio announcer at station 3AW, received severe head lacerations. Ronald Larsen, aged 16, an aero ground assistant, received a fractured skull, and his condition is critical.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 20 July 1936, Page 7
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57MISHAP TO ’PLANE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 20 July 1936, Page 7
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