AIR FATALITIES.
0 NO WORD OF "ENDEAVOUR." (ADiTKALHK AND *£• CAB LI ASSOCIATION,! LONDON, March 22. Sir Samuel Hoare (Secretary of State for. Air) told questioners in the House of Commons that he had no further iut'ormation regarding Captain Hinclicliffe's "Endeavour." At the commencement of the flight from Cramvell be telegraphed to tiie Air Ministry that no destination had been mentioned, and it was assumed that Hinchcliffe was going to an aerodrome near D-üblin, No change of plans was reported to' tlie Ministry. He said that I/icutenant ICinkead on the fatal flight had used a special fuel which the experimental establishment and two service squadrons had tested over a prolonged period. It contained a portion of ethyl. There was no evidence that petrol fumes had disabled KinkeacL
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19268, 24 March 1928, Page 15
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126AIR FATALITIES. Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19268, 24 March 1928, Page 15
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