FATAL NOSEDIVE.
DEATH OF AN AVIATOR. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, NEW YORK, Sept. 3. A tragic flying accident occurred today at Cleveland, Ohio. Douglas Davis, of Atlanta, an airman who earlier in the day had unoflhdally broken Hie land aeroplane speed record of 30.1.98 miles an hour, crashed to death as lie led a Held oi fast, racers, including Roseoc Turner, in a too miles special event at the national air races. A! a terrille speed . Davis’ machine went into a spin and drove head-on into the ground from an altitude of 1000 l'eet. Turner won the event with an average .speect of 243.12 miles, an hour,
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19353, 5 September 1934, Page 7
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108FATAL NOSEDIVE. Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19353, 5 September 1934, Page 7
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