FLYING ACCIDENTS
BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED EMPIRE DAY DISPLAY MARRED (Received May 24. 7.25 p.m.> LONDON. May 23 The Royal Air Force gave an Empire Day display to-day. Forty-five aerodromes and many flying schools were open to public inspection, and there were numerous bombing, aerobatic and parachute exhibitions. The day was marred by three accidents. A fighter, which was participating in a low-flying attack at Dover, struck an electric cable and burst into flames. Two flying officers were incinerated, and the electric current to Dover was cut off. At Kenley, Shropshire, the pilot of another fighter was not able to bring his machine out of a spin and it crashed. The pilot was severely injured. A civilian pilot crashed and was taken to hospital at Shoreham, Kent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22427, 25 May 1936, Page 11
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