AEROPLANE CRASHES.
THREE MEN INJURED. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. March 23. The three occupants of an Airspeed Oxford machine attached to the Royal New Zealand Air Force station at Wigram received injuries when it crashed in the old Waimakarii-i River bed near Yaldhurst about 11.30 a.m. to-day. Two of the men were only slightly injured and after receiving treatment at Christchurch Hospital were sent back to the AYigram station, hospital. The third was more seriously hurt and is a' patient in the Christchurch Hospital, where his condition is reported to be satisfactory. The occupants of the machine were: INJURED. I
Leading-Aircraftsman AVilliam Papil lion Kemp, aged 26. Father: Mr A J. AV. Kemp. Totara, Opotiki. SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Pilot-Officer Montague James Rowland, aged 20. Father: Mr M. F. Rowland, Miramar,. Wellington. Leading-Aircraftsman Brian Trevor Shannon, aged 28 years. Next-of-kin: Sister, Miss Doreen Shannon,
Cunninghams Rural Delivery. Orona. The aeroplane, which was piloted by Pilot-Officer Rowland, was very badly damaged.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 6
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158AEROPLANE CRASHES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 6
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