AIR LINE DISASTER
QUESTION OF STARTING IN FOG PILOT’S RESPONSIBILITY (IniUd P.. 1. llj Teh grapi.—L .ir.iijh!, Re((l. 10 a.m. LONDON. Friday. I hu jury returned a verdict of accidental death on the victims of the Lufthansa air-line disaster. Lieutenant-Commander Glen Kirls*°“» ,h « r le aurv| vor. in evidence, declared that the pilot who has t>rresponsibility of deciding whether there Should be a flight was placed in 11 most awkward position. “Me is expected to start. Although he has misgivings, he feels it will be better to have a shot at it. I here ought to be an experienced official to look at the weather report and decide whether tlfghts should be cancelled or delayed.” 1 he jury added a rider that a pilot might to be relieved of the responsibility of starting on foggy mornings, ami suggested that the Air Ministry should examine Lieutenant-Comman-der Kids ton's suggestion. six people were killed when the airliner crashed in a Surrey wood.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 828, 23 November 1929, Page 9
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160AIR LINE DISASTER Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 828, 23 November 1929, Page 9
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