HAWKER’S DEATH
NEW EVIDENCE AT INQUEST. Anstralia'n N.Z* rabV Association. (Received Julv 17.- 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. July Iff. The verdict at the inquest on Hawker, the aviator, was that death was caused through the accidental loss of control of his machine, due to physical disability. The evidence showed * that the machine did not catch fire until ft touched the earth. Medical evidence disclosed the fact that Hawker was in had health. A post mortem examination revealed an abscess on his spine and that sudden haemorrhage had caused paralysis. Hawker's neck was broken by the falL
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10955, 18 July 1921, Page 3
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