AIR OFFICERS KILLED.
MACHiNE NOSEDIVES. CRASHES 500 FEET. (Rec. August 2, 11.25 a.m.) LONDOPJ, August 1. Flying Officer Boon and Aircraftman Vincent wore killed at Farnborough in a Bristol fighter. They were circling over the aerodrome when Pilot Boon mad 9 an over-sharp turn and the Bristol nose-dived 500 feet, crashed and was wrecked, killing Vincent instantaneously. Boon was just alive when the ambulance arrived, but he died immediately. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. BANKED STEEPLY WHEW LOW (Rec. August 2, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 1. Been was flying with five others and ho was not more than 200 foot in ths air owing to the poor visibility. In order to reach tho aerodrome, he- banked steeply to the left. This is a safe stunt when the machine Is at a fair height, but is most dangerous when flying low as the machine is liable to nose-dive, and this is what happened. Boon was dead when a hacksaw was procured and he was sawn out of tho fuselage.
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Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17168, 2 August 1927, Page 7
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