AIR CRASH IN SURREY.
RIDER TO JURY'S VERDICT
RESPONSIBILITY OF PILOTS
LONDON, Nov. 22.
.. At the inquest concerning the deaths of ,'ihe victims of the disaster to the Luft J-lansa Company's aeroplane in Surrey, on November 6, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
Lieutenant-Commander Glen Kidston, .the sole survivor, in evidence, said a pilot who has the responsibility of deciding whether he should make the flight is placed in a very awkward position. He is expected to start, although he has misgivings, and feels he had better ' have a shot at it."
There ought to be an experienced official " to look at the weather report and to decide whether flights should be cancelled or delayed.
. The jury added a rider to the effect that » pilot ought to be relieved of the responsibility for starting on foggy mornings. It ■ suggested that the Air Ministry should ' examine Commander Ividston's suggestion.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20421, 25 November 1929, Page 12
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