AIR FORCE CRASH.
■ FOUR AVIATORS KILLED. LONDON, April 19 A Vickers Virginia aeroplane belonging to the Royal Air Force crashed at Eastchurch, and its four occupants wore incinerated. The ’plane was taking off and struck (lie wing o£ another ’plane on the ground. SjiO rose 200 feet and then crashed, filming a complete somersault. Wh(|' the craft hit the ground, she burst mfo flames. A terrific explosion folixjwed. Assistance was immediately fr*rthcoming, but all the occupants we!-' found burned to death.— (A. and N.Z.)
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Wairarapa Age, 21 April 1927, Page 2
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