AEROPLANE MISHAP.
(Per Press Association.) PI A AVER A. Jan uary 5. An aeroplane piloted bv Air J. C. Mercer, with Mr Salter as passenger, arrived at the racecourse from Wanganui late this afternoon. After replenishing the tank a start was made for Raglan. The machine rose and sharply cleared the electric wires, but had not enough way on and dropped suddenly, smashing the propeller and undercarriage. The occupants were uninjured.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16625, 6 January 1922, Page 5
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