FLYING PRACTICALLY SAFE
Received Weduesdav, 10.41) p.ni, MELBOURNK, Oct. 25. Only two fatal accidents marred the record of Australian airlines in 17,075,700 miles of flying 011 regular transport services during the year ended dune 50 last. Oue of the crashes involved passongors. That was the Hobart crash 011 ilarcli 10 when 21 passengers and four ineinbers of the crew of a D.C.5 were killed. The other crash occurred in Queensland on Alay 1 when the pilot of a Percival (iull wa:killed. In the past three years during whieh regular air transport services have been flown more than 40,000,00(1 milas. there have been only seven fatal accidents involving 37 passengers and 10 members of the crew.
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Chronicle (Levin), 24 October 1946, Page 5
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