Plane Crashes When Landing

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 6076, 14 July 1947, Page 4

Plane Crashes When Landing

PILOT ESCAPES INJURY ACCIDENT AT MANGAKINO . £ "4 ■ •■' '-' v .'. 'y When landing on/the airstrip at Mangakino '-on Fmday afternoon a Tiger Moth plane/ piloted by Mr Trevor Mowat, of/Karapiro, a member of the Waikafco Aero Club, came to grief and ov/pturned. Mr Mowat was uninjured Mpt the plane received severe damage to the wings and undercarriage', iand will be out of commission for some time. Two planes had made the trip to Mangakino. Mr "Mowat was flying solo in one and the other was piloted by Mr A. B. Baker who had with him the club instructor, Mr Guy Robertson. When Mr Mowat's plane crashlanded, a large crowd quickly gathered, including over 200 children, who had just come out of school. Mr Mowat was brought back to Karapiro by Mr C. K. Lowe, and the damaged plane arrived back at Rukuhia on Saturday by motor truck. Although the plane was insured the loss to the aero club is severe because of the difficulty of replacing the damaged parts.