AIR TRAGEDY
THE HENLOW DISASTER. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF COLLISION. (Presa Asooclation —By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 11. Eye-witnesses of the air tragedy at Henlcw are of the opinion that the pilot of the rising plane was blinded by the sun. The machines interlocked, somersaulted, and crashed in flames. —A. and N.Z. Cable A message which appeared yesterday stated that the Henlow aerodrome in Bedfordshire was the scene of the worst Air Force disaster since the war. A giant Vic.iers-Vimy, piloted by Flying-officer Lacey, and carrying three mechanics who were engaged in parachute practice, was landing when an Avro machine piloted by Flying-officer Scott took off. The machines collided at an altitude of a few hundred feet and both plunged to the ground and burst into flames. The five occupants were burned to death. The fire brigade subdued the flames in 30 minutes, but only the twisted metal of the machines remained. The bodies were unrecognisable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19762, 13 April 1926, Page 9
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154AIR TRAGEDY Otago Daily Times, Issue 19762, 13 April 1926, Page 9
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