PARACHUTES SAVE CREW
CRASH OF AIR FORCE MACHINE.
FIRST TIME ALL MEN ESCAPE-
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.
London, Sept. 13. '
Four Air Force men parachuted safely from a bomber which crashed at midnight near Guilford owing to engine failure. Three of them descended 2000 feet. The pilot remained at th? controls until his comrades had jumped safely. Then he leapt opt when at a height of 1000 feet and landed in a tree.
This is the first time that an entire crew has been saved by parachute.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1934, Page 10
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