AUCKLAND FLIER’S LUCK
RETURN OF C. P. PARKERSON. INJURY IN THRILLING CRASH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Aug. 12. Mr. C. P. Parkerson, of Auckland, who tried to fly from England to Australia, has arrived from Sydney by the. Maunganui. He said that on both his at tempts he had been only two hours in tho air when he crashed.
He was lucky and on the second occasion it was only because he had for-
gotten to strap himself in that he was saved. The engine burst into Hames. His face was badly burned and- the machine, out of control, hurtled down to earth at 70 miles an hour. After five weeks’ medical attention he resumed flying again and felt as keen as ever.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1930, Page 12
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