ILL-FATED FLIGHT.
MOLLISON CRASHES. MACHINE COMPLETELY WRECKED. AIRMAN ESCAPES INJURY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. DARWIN, June 7. Mr J. A. Molllson, the Australian Airways pilot, who proposed to fly to England in a De Havlland Moth machine, took off shortly after midnight. He rose well, but found his aeroplane was overloaded. It came down and struck a fence at the end of the aerodrome. The airman jumped or fell out before the crash and was not Injured. The undercarriage, wings, propeller and tail are in crumpled ruins, and the machine is damaged beyond repair. LATER. MACHINE DISMANTLED. TO BE SHIPPED TO SYDNEY. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 8, 10.30 a.m.) DARWIN, June 8. Mollison’s machine has been dismantled for despatch to Sydney. The parts salvaged Include the engine, instrument board, wheels, rudder and part of the fuselage. The rest was burnt on the ground. Mollison hopes to make a fresh start from Sydney. The accident points to the imperative need of enlarging the Darwin aerodrome.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 7
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169ILL-FATED FLIGHT. Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 7
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