INJURIES FATAL
N.Z. AIRMAN WHO CRASHED LONDON, April 29. The death has occurred of Colin Byers, one of the two New Zealanders who were admitted to hospital after their aeroplane crashed in Surrey. Mr Byers, who received facial injuries, was trapped in the cabin. He warned the rescuers of the danger of the petrol tank catching fire. His companion, Mr Ernest Ratcliffe, received a broken thigh. He besought the rescuers to get his friend out first. A BROKEN NECK VICTIM LIVED THREE DAYS Received May 1. 7.5 p.m. LONDON, May 1. At an inquest into the death of the New Zealander, Colin Byers, the medical evidence showed that Byers lived three days with a broken neck. The inquest was adjourned pending an Air Ministry inquiry.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 101, 2 May 1938, Page 7
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