MISHAP TO AN AEROPLANE.
I-lAWERA, January 5. An aeroplane, piloted by Captain Mercer, with Mr Salter as a passenger, arrived ai the racecourse fn.re Waiiganui fate Lhis afternoon. Aft'-i replenishing the tank a start wa--made for Raglan. The machine ro ;< and sharply)cleared the electric wire, but there" was not enough way o:, and the aeroplane dropped suddenly, smashing 'he propeller and the undercarriage: The occupants weir no; injured.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 10281, 7 January 1922, Page 3
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