AVIATION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 10 August 1928, Page 5

AVIATION

FRENCH MACHINE CRASHES

United Preßs Association—By Electric, Telegraph—Copyright. Australian Press Association

PARIS, Bth August, In connection with the crashing of Couzinet's monoplane, the airman Drouchin, with engineer Giavoni, wireless operator Manuel, and mechanic Lanel were killed. . The machine crashed fx*om 500 feet.

PARIS, 9th August. I Although having both legs necessitating injections of morphine, D.rouchin's dominating thought was grief that he was unable to attempt the Atlantic adventure. He asked to bo forgiven- for what had happened.

FALL INTO SPACE

PARIS, 9th August

An aeroplane accident resembling Lowenstein's occurred at Nancy, when u young soldier,' desirous of his first air trip, arranged for a flight aboard a bombing aeroplane with two other passon gers. At a height of 2500 feet the soldier left his place and stood on a trapdoor leading to the fuselage. The door opened under his weight and he was precipitated into space. Onlookers thought a parachute experiment with a dummy was being tried, and ran to the spot, where they found a dead man.