FAMOUS FLIER’S DEATH
MAJOR BARNARD CAUSE OF ACCIDENT By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright LONDON, Saturday. At the inquest concerning the death of the noted airman, Major F. L. Barnard, who was killed when testing a racing plane near Bristol, Major Beaumont, who appeared for Imperial Airways, Limited, said the deceased man had been released from his duties in order that he might complete in the race for the King’s Cup. The company, he said, felt it.had lost one of the most magnificent airmen in the world. Mr. Mayer, the engineer reponsible for the installation of the motors by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, said Major Barnard’s machine had been passed yesterday. The only question was which of four propellers should be used for the King’s Cup race. These were successively tried, and it was when the fourth was being tested that the egine stalled and the plane crashed. Eye-witnesses said it was apparent that Major Barnard was attempting to make a forced landing. He appeared to have proper control until he was near the ground, when the machine did not straighten out. A verdict of accidental death was returned.—A. and N. Z. —Sun.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 111, 1 August 1927, Page 1
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