A MIRACLE IN MID-AIR
V. Admiral of the American forces, is partly responsible i'or airmen. having safety belt;; todav. He was Hying in an early Wright seaplane many years ago when, at a height of 1700 feet a'ifatmospheric disturbance threw him and the. pilot out of the. niachinc-i-There were no parachutes in those days. The unfortunate pilot was thrown clear of the machine and killed but Admiral Towers caught hold of a strut as he. was falling, and clung to it while the aeroplane crashed to the. ground. It was after this hair-raising experience that air men were first given safety belts.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 24, 14 November 1944, Page 5
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102A MIRACLE IN MID-AIR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 24, 14 November 1944, Page 5
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