EUPHRATES TRAGEDY
SLAIN BRITISH AIRMEN ARABS BRING IN BODIES BAGDAD, May 12 A party of Arab horsemen unexpectedly brought in to a railway station near Bagdad the bodies of PilotOfficer Newman and Aircraftsman Hawkins. who were shot down in a Royal Air Force machine by tribesmen in the Euphrates area, who recently revolted. The Arabs tired their rifles into the air, a traditional Arab salute, and then decamped. The authorities interpret this action as a gesture of respect for the dead, and also as an indication that the destruction of the aeroplane was not premeditated, but the work of irresponsible sharpshooters. The airmen's remains had been reverently treated and conveyed a considerable distance. They will be buried in the Air Force cemetery with full military honours.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22108, 14 May 1935, Page 9
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126EUPHRATES TRAGEDY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22108, 14 May 1935, Page 9
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