METEORIC DIVE
LEAP FROM BLAZING PLANE
SAVED BY PARACHUTE
machine a crumpled wreck,
(Australian Press Association.) (Received 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 12. Passing over Folkestone at a height of 2000 foot, Flying-Officer Turner made an amazing dive for safety from a blazing aeroplane. Ho had just left the aerodrome when a rush of wind fanned the whole plane to a ball of five. Turner, who was the sole occupant, adjusted the parachute, jumped, and landed with only a. broken arm, while the machine nose-dived and was completely wrecked.
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Northern Advocate, 13 June 1929, Page 5
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