Death Dive His Good-bye

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 13, 16 January 1936, Page 10

Death Dive His Good-bye

FRIEND'S THEORY IN AIR CRASH Flying buck tu Biggin Hill, Kent, after a visit to the R.A.E. base at Lce-on-Soleiit, a young airman put his plane inlu a steep dive as a ‘ ‘ goodoye' signal tu his friends at the uase. A wing buckled. Jhe plane crashed inlu the sea. And a lew minutes later a launch picked up the body of the pilot. This theory of an accident in which I’ilut-Ufiiccr Holdamc Guurgesou, aged twenlv-one, lost his life, was put lorward at the inquu.-t by ITioi-Ullicer Towson, who was Hying another machine. •*1 did not actually ace Geurgesun dive,” he said, “but after suing Him in tlic air uue moment, the next 1 Knew was that 1 saw a patch of white on the water, 3..500 feet below—the foam ol the splash made by his machine. Pilot Officer Towson said there was no need for Georgeson Io have dived over Cai shot. It was not pert ol his ordinary routine and witnuas thought that he did it to say goodbye. Evidence that the machine was in perfect order before it left Lee-un-►Solent was given, and an eye-witness of the accident said that just after Georgeson had flattened out, the top port wing folded back and the 'plane crashed into the sea. Verdict of death due. to misadventure was recorded, ami the Coroner said that in his opinion the accident was due to an error uf judgment on the part of the pilot. ‘‘Ali.-s Jones at home I .”’ ■•J’m afraid she's—er—in negligee now, sir.” “Well, you can give me the address; L may be going to France myself next The country stall Jiunustcr did not wear a uniform, and one day when a train came in he stood at the platform gate to take the passengers’ tickets. A pretty girl came up to him, and when he he’d out his hand lor ner ticket she seized it eagerly, gave it a tight squeeze, and followed by clasping him round the neck in a loving cm brace; then she gave him a hearty kiss. The stationmaster was bewildered, but managed to say, “That s all very nice, miss, but I want your tickev.’’ “Oh,” replied the girl, ‘‘aren’t you Uncle John.’”