THREE AIRMEN KILLED
CRASH AFTER TAKE-OFF (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 16. The three occupants of an R.N.Z.A.F. aircraft were killed when the machine crashed after the take-off on a North Island air station shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday. The men involved were: Squadron Leader Wilfred Maurice Chalk Williams, D.F.C., whose wife lives at Feilding. Leading Aircraftman Harold Joseph Beale; wife, Mrs B. E. Beale. Mount Eden, Auckland. . Acting Corporal Wilfred Nixon Gibbons; father,. Mr W. W. Gibbons, Parnell. Auckland. Squadron Leader Williams is a son of Canon W. G. Williams, of Napier.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19430717.2.20
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 25280, 17 July 1943, Page 4
Word Count
91THREE AIRMEN KILLED Otago Daily Times, Issue 25280, 17 July 1943, Page 4
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.