FLYING TRAGEDIES.
FRENCH MACHINE CRASHES. TWO OCCUPANTS KILLED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) PARIS. Oct. 5. A civilian aeroplano crashed in flames at Bordeaux. Tho two occupants of tho machine wero burned to death. THE DISASTER IN KENT. FINDING OF THE CORONER. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 5. The inquest concerning tho deaths of the victims of the disaster to the I'rench air liner in Kent was resumed to-day. Counsel for the owners of ( tho wrecked aeroplane, the French Air Union, assured the coroner that every precaution was always taken prior to the departure of its machines. These included an exhaustive examination of each one. The coroner said flying was not unduly dangerous. Deaths were diminishing in number and safety devices were increasing. ' A verdict of accidental death was returned, the coroner stating there was no evidence to show the cause of tho fire.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19452, 7 October 1926, Page 11
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