AIR CRASHES
TRAINING ACCIDENTS SIX LIVES LOST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 26. When an aircraft of the R.N.Z.A.F. engaged in an operational training exercise flew into a cliff during fog yesterday, the entire crew of four lost their lives. The men concerned were: Flight Lieutenant John Humfrey Deans; wife, Mrs J. H. Deans, of Bulls. Flying Officer James Derrick Philson; father. Mr R. T. Philson, of Auckland. Sergeant John Andrews Power; father. Mr J. L. Power, of Okato, New Plymouth. Sergeant Hugh Winton Steel; father, Mr George Steel, of Wellington. A second crash occurred during flying training early ; esterday afternoon, when the following R.N.Z.A.F. members were killed:—
Pilot Officer Rolph Joseph Benfield; next-of-kin, his wife, Mrs S. J. Benfield, Wellington. Pilot Officer Cyril Henry Comrie; next-of-kin, his wife, Mrs H. Comrie, Wellington.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25134, 27 January 1943, Page 2
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