DUTCH AIR MAIL LOSSES
SEQUEL TO RECENT CRASHES BIG FOKKER AEROPLANES WITHDRAWN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 19, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 18. The Amsterdam correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph” says: As a result of the crash of a Fokker XXII. aeroplane at the Amsterdam aerodrome last Sunday, in which six persons were killed, ajl Fokker XXII.’s have been withdrawn temporarily from the K.L.M. service to have a new foolproof petrol-feed system installed. Questions were asked in the Dutch Parliament as to whether K.L.M., by working its pilots too hard, had contributed to recent crashes. RESTRICTION OF SERVICES SHORTAGE OF DUTCH PILOTS United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapn Copyright (Received July 20, 12.15 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 19. Owing to a shortage of pilots due to the two recent crashes, K.L.M. will shortly close down the AmsterdamLiverpool service.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXX, Issue 20165, 20 July 1935, Page 17
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