STILL A MYSTERY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19127, 23 September 1936, Page 5

STILL A MYSTERY

INJURIES TO AIRMAN FLIGHT-LIEUT. MENZIES (Heed. Sept. 23, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. Mystery still surrounds the accident to Flight-Lieutenant Guy L. Menzies in August. Although it was staled that-an inquiry was held a few days later, nothing lias been heard since. All the Air Ministry will say is: "The whole matter is held up. " Presumably FlightLieutenant Menzies is not well enough to give evidence. We have not had a report yet from the air force station." A message dispatched from London on August 24 stated that the police were inquiring into a mystery «surrouiicling injuries received by FlightLieutenant Guy L. Menzies, of the Royal Air Force, late of Sydney, who was found unconscious early this morning beneath a dormitory window at the North Weald aerodrome, Lpping, attired in 'bloodstained pyjamas. He was found lying face downwards on the ground, 40ft. beneath the dormitory window, where he had apparently lain unconscious for six hours.

The injured man was taken to a hospital in 'a serious condition. Doctors were battled on account of his wounds. Next day it was reported that his condition had improved. A Sydney message reported Captain E. W. Eollett as saying that on two occasions when he shared a room with Flight-Lieutenant Menzies he awakened in the middle of the night to find Menzies walking in his sleep. lie suggested that the airman had been walking in his sleep when he fell from the dormitory window at the North Weald aerodrome.