REMARKABLE ESCAPE
FRENCH AIR LINER LANDING AT CROYDON PETROL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED (Received May 20, 9.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 20 An aeroplane belonging to the Air France Lino had a remarkable escape. She was approaching Croydon when her petrol gave out 100 yards from the aerodrome. The pilot, Captain do Fives, was forced to land hurriedly. He banked sharply and flew in. The landing wheels of the machine scraped the hood off a motor-car and knocked down a fence.
Then the aeroplane "pancaked" and damaged her wings and undercarriage. The six passengers and three members of the crew were shaken but not injured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21805, 21 May 1934, Page 9
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