Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes
• CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 16. The pilot was killed outright aiid a passengei' badly burned when a privateIv owned Tiger Both. oraslied and burat into flaines ia tlie Rakaia riverbed at Happy Valley about.. nine miles from. Methven, at 3.15 p.m. today. - Tlie menwere: Killed COLTN PARKIN, aged 26 years, labourer, employed at Methven, whose parents live at Bankside. Injured ROBIN BURROWS, aged 22 years, driv6r/0f Camefofi Street, Methven, serioiis burns, condition late tonight criti'eah Both meii were empldyeO by Btlrnett's Motors at Methven. The aeroplane tOdk pffi from Mr. E. J. Brand 's private aei'odrOttie, Highbank, al)out 3 o'elock. It' was flying aloug tlie riverbed when the wing of the aireraft struck an 18ftv High eabbage ti'ee and continued in the-'Uif fof ahnost 70 yards. The nlaehifte then stfllck tlir ground and skidded' • about 13 yards before Coming to a stop in flnmes. Mr. Burrows dragged himsfelf elear of the bufUilig Wreck. Metalwork from fh'e hody of the.aireraft. pierced the bofliy -of Mr. Parkin who is believed beeh killed instantly. , Mr. Sydney Watson> Who was ahoot" ing in the rivefbed Oii his fftthef'S property, saw the aefoplane stfilte the tree and tushed te the assist&nee of Mf, Buffows, helping hiin to reftiove his burning elo'thing.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 January 1949, Page 5
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