FLYING TOO LOW
PILOT, NURSE, AND BABY. The first local prosecution under the Air Navigation Act of 1920 took place in Leeds recently) when a’ pilot and an aircraft company were summoned for flying an aeroplane lower than 4000 feet above the city. The pilot explained that his engine failed, and he had to descend on Woodhouse Moor. As he did so he saw a nurse and baby sitting on the grass, and he swerved in order to miss them. In doing so his machine caught some trees. The Aircraft Company were fined £25 ond 10 guineas costs, and the pilot 40s.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11411, 6 January 1923, Page 14
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102FLYING TOO LOW New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11411, 6 January 1923, Page 14
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