CRASHED AT CORBY
AN AIR FORCE BOMBER FOUR OCCUPANTS KILLED ONE A NEW ZEALANDER (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, July 18. A bomber of the Forty-fourth Squadron crashed at Corby, killing the four occupants, including Fly-ing-officer D. I. Jobson, of New Zealand. The machine appai’ently lost its bearings, dived at full speed into the edge of a wood, exploded, and ignited. NEW ZEALAND VICTIM FORMERLY OF HAWERA HAWERA, July 19. Flying-officer Jobson, who was killed in the air crash at Corby, was the youngest of three sons of Mr and Mrs W. Jobson, of Hawera. He was educated at the Wanganui Preparatory and Collegiate schools, and for some time was on the staff of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company at Hawera. He took a prominent part in provincial swimming championships and surf life saving. After a course of training under Flying-officer lan Keith, he was nominated for the Royal Air Force, and about three years ago went to England, earning rapid promotion.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23865, 20 July 1939, Page 11
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