CLOUSTON CRASHES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 263, 5 October 1936, Page 7

CLOUSTON CRASHES

AIR RACE MISHAP,

MACHINE WRECKED

ESCAPE FROM INJURY

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 4.

Flight-Lieutenant A. E. Clouston, tlio New Zealand competitor in the air race, crashed at Gwelo, 130 miles south of Salisbury. The machine was wrecked, hut Clouston and a passenger, Mr Tasker, were uninjured. Owing to engine trouble Clouston had Peon able to make only short hops, Out covered 1400 miles on toaturuay, landing at laOora, AOercorn anel Atpika before being forced down at uioko, where he took m 12 gallons ot petrol and restarted for Saiisuury. His non-amvai caused great anxiety and every available plane started to search.

V lcior Smith, after another delay at Cairo when he resumed his flight, reacned Cairo, where lie announced nis retirement from the race.

Lieutenant A. E. Clouaton, who is 28 youfts ot age, is a son o£ Mr and Mrs It. it. Clouston, of Ncudorf, Nelson. He was born at Motueka aipl went to school at Coiiingwood. At the ago of 14 years lie went to sea, a sailing lie followed tor some time until lie suffered an illness. Returning to the Jand, .Lieutenant Clouston was engaged in the motor business at Nelson and on the West Coast. Later tic took up flying at Blenheim, naming under Captain Cliand ler, and alter a tow months, at. the age of 21, he sailed for England, where fie was with the Eairey Aviation Company for somo months until ho joined the Loyal Air Force. At present ho’ occupies a position as chief tost pilot to the Air Ministry and has been given time off to permit him to participate in tho race.