AUTOGIRO CRASHES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 101, 23 January 1935, Page 9

AUTOGIRO CRASHES

First Fatality in Britain London, January 21. The first autogiro fatality in Britain has just occurred. Flying-Officer L. W. Oliver, who was making his first solo flight, crashed at Salisbury from 2000 feet. The engine buried itself three feet in the ground. The fuselage was telescoped. This is the first British autogiro fatality, and is only the third death which has taken place in an autogiro since the first model was produced about 10 years ago. The other two victims were Frenchmen — M. Pierre Martin, who was killed at Villacoublay in December, 1932, and MLouis Due, who crashed near Herbault in May. 1933. GREAT INCREASE Air Mails From Britain (British Official Wireless.) (Received January 22. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, January 21. Air mail sent from Great Britain last year weighed 112 tons, compared with 85 tons in the previous year, an increase of 43 per cent. Nearly six million air .mail letters were sent out of Britain during 1934. FUTURE ACTIVITIES Kingsford Smith’s Plans ’ Suva, January 22. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is a passenger by. the Monterey for Sydney. He hopes to capitalise the Kingsford Smith Airways into a larger company to manufacture Lockheed and other American aeroplanes, for which in l holds licenses. Mr. Taylor will probably be returning by the Mariposa.