AIR TRAGEDY
COURT OF INQUIRY. TURNER MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. (Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, Mar. 19. A Military Court of Inquiry will conduct an official investigation into the aeroplane crash of Wednesday, by which Captain Horrell and T. L. Reid lost their lives.
Captain Wilkes, Director of Aviation, will make an inspection of the engine of the wrecked aeroplane before the inquiry opens. The Court of Inquiry will be presided over by a senior officer and three air officers. Lieutenant Turner, the injured survivor, is making good progress in the Christchurch Hospital though still very weak and shaken. The inquiry will not take place until he is well enough to assist the Court with his evidence.
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Southland Times, Issue 19823, 20 March 1926, Page 7
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116AIR TRAGEDY Southland Times, Issue 19823, 20 March 1926, Page 7
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