FALL FROM PLANE
OBSERVER KILLED PRACTICE AT 8600 FEET ACCIDENT AT OHAKEA (By Tclffrapn.—Pres» Ajsoclttlon) WELLINGTON, Wednesday The Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, announced with regret that as the result of a fall from a Vincent aircraft, a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force was killed at Ohakea at 10 a.m. today. The victim was— Leading-Aircraftsman David Hanforth Hawkes, aged 24, formerly of Whangarel. The aircraft was engaged in bombing practice at a height of 3600 ft. There is no information as yet as to the cause or circumstance of the accident, but an official committee of inquiry is to investigate. Aircraftsman Hawkes was undergoing training as an observer. There were two other occupants of the aeroplane, who landed the machine safely. The victim was the son of Mr and Mrs G. A. Hawkes, of Onerahi, North Auckland. Before his entry into the Royal New Zealand Air Force he was on the staff of the Whangarei Harbour Board. Educated at the Whangarei High School, he was well known in cricket and football circles.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21156, 4 July 1940, Page 6
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