HAWKER’S DEATH.
THE AIRWLK IN BAD HEALTH LOSES CONTROL OF HIS | MACHINE. Received July 17, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, July 17. The<verdict at the inquest on Harry Hawker, the aviator, was that his death was caused through accidentally losing control of the machine owing to a physical disability. Th 3 evidence showed that the machine did not catch fire until it touched the earth. Medical evidence disclosed that Hawker was in bad health. A post mortem revealed an abcess on the spine. Sudden haemorrhage caused paralysis. Hawker’s neck was broken by the fall.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19210718.2.22
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18232, 18 July 1921, Page 4
Word Count
92HAWKER’S DEATH. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18232, 18 July 1921, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in