PLANE’S DEADLY DIVE
MACHINE BURIED DEEPLY IN EARTH
NAVAL AIRMAN KILLED WASHINGTON, Monday. A shocking flying fatality occurred today, the victim of which was Lieutenant George Caddihy, an experienced naval pilot. A biplane which Lieutenant Caddihy was engaged in testing fell from an altitude of 10,000 ft. It was buried so deeply in the earth that only the pilot’s feet were visible. The machine was bought by the Navy Department after the recent Schneider Cup race. It was a British Bristol Bull-dog and was a singleseated biplane. It was capable of flying at a speed of ISO miles an hour with a full military load. Other aviators who witnessed Lieutenant Caddihy’s tragic crash say they cannot understand why he failed to use his parachute. When deceased was testing another machine a fortnight ago in a dive he was threatened with death when the wing collapsed. On that occassion he remained in the airplane and brought it down safely.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 831, 27 November 1929, Page 9
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158PLANE’S DEADLY DIVE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 831, 27 November 1929, Page 9
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