AIR TRAGEDIES
SEVEN MEN DEAD AIR FORCE MACHINES CRASH ONE BURBTB INTO FLA"» umt«d Press Aeen.—Else. Tel. Copyright (Received May 11, 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 10 Three Royal Air Force acoidents—namely, a nose-dive at Godmanchester, a crash at Hemswell, and the Incineration of a plane which toppled over and ignited while taxiing at Wytonresulted In seven dead and one Injured. Five of the dead belonged to the Wyton elation. Later A fourth Air Force crash at Kenl> brought the day's deaths to eight. TRAQEDIEB IN FRANCE SIX DEATHS REPORTED COLLISION IN MID-AIR (United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received May 11, 1 p.m.) PARIS, May 10 Six Air Force deaths arc reported. A bomber crew of live crashed and two fighters collided in mid-air, one pilot being killed. The other parachuted lo safety. A FORCED LANDING WINGS OF THE CENTURY United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright Received May 11, 11 a.m.) TOKIO, May 10 The aeroplane Wings of the Century, after the completion of 1250 miles, made a forced landing at Kisarezu. It was not damaged.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20495, 11 May 1938, Page 7
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