FOUR AIR FORCE MEN KILLED
BRITISH BOMBER CRASHES LONDON, May 23. The four members of the crew were killed when a Hampden bomber crashed near Newark. The pilot at 500 feet pulled out of a dive but the bomber dived again and burst into flames. Three of the victims were killed outright. The fourth man was dragged from the burning bomber as the petrol tanks exploded and he died later. TARGET AEROPLANE NOT HIT (Independent Cable Service) LONDON, May 23. 4 The radio-controlled, pilotless “Queen Bee” the target aeroplane, yesterday survived nearly 1000 anti-aircraft shells from the ships of the Home Fleet during exercises near Portland. The aircraft carrier Ark Royal used 4.5 in high- ■ angle guns, which are the Navy’s most formidable anti-aircraft weapons. The Secretary for Air (Sir Kingsley Wood) showed Britain’s latest military aircraft to several hundred members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons at Northolt station. Secret aircraft gave a thrilling display.
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Southland Times, Issue 23826, 25 May 1939, Page 5
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