FIRST AUTOGYRO VICTIM
MACHINE DIVES TO EARTH AIR FORCE OFFICER . KILLED United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 22, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 21. The first auto-giro fatality in Britain occurred when Flying Officer L. W. Oliver, who was making his first solo flight, crashed at Salisbury from 2000 ft. The engine was buried a yard in the ground and the fuselage telescoped.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20014, 23 January 1935, Page 9
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63FIRST AUTOGYRO VICTIM Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20014, 23 January 1935, Page 9
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