TEST PILOT KILLED
HELICOPTER CRASHES IN BRITAIN Rec. 8 p.m LONDON, Apl. 17. The chief test pilot for the Fairey Aviation Company, Mr Foster Dixon, aged 37. was killed to-day when the Furey Gyrodyne helicopter which he was flying crashed near Reading. His observer was also killed. Mr Dixon, who was a specialist in helicopters, would often let go the controls of the Gyrodyne at 500 feet in demonstrations and allow the machine to land itself. Mr Dixon used to move about the airfield on a bicycle to which he had fitted sails.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490419.2.42.5
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 5
Word Count
93TEST PILOT KILLED Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 5
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.
Log in