AIR FORCE TRAGEDY
TWO OFFICERS KILLED TWO OTHERS INJURED LONDON, May 23. Tho Empire Day display: of the Royal Air Force, in which 45 aerodromes and many flying schools arc open to public inspection, Witt numerous bombing acrobatics and parncnute exhibitions, was marred by three accidents. . ....... •.i ..-
A fighter- participating "in a lowflying attack at Dover struck ahi electric cable and caught fire, and two flying officers were incinerated. Dover's electric current was cut off.
A fighter in an acrobatic display £.t Kcnley, unable to get out of a spin, crashed, and the pilot was severely injured. .
A civilian pilot crashed and was admitted to hospital at Shoreham.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19023, 25 May 1936, Page 5
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