PARACHUTIST'S DANGER
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Gusi of Wind Catche* Parachute LANDS 0N HIS BACK
(By Teleeraph-
A 9 OKLAND, Last Night. Making a 2000 feet jump from an aeroplane in a tricky wind which made his parachute diffieult to handle, G. W. Sellars, the well-known parachutist, had a narrow es'cape from seriou^ injury at Mangere aerodrome to-day when he landed heavily on his back. The only injuries he received were a 'bruised shoulder and several minor abrasions. When he was still about 100 feet in the air the spectators noticed . that Sellars appeared to be . having some difficulty in facing his prospective ■land-' ing place and he was twisting to -get the direction. Shortly before he. touched the ground a gust of wind apparently caught the parachute and he lande'd on his back. Sellars was taken to the t Auckland .hospital in an ambulance where he was 1 ti-eated and dischargedj . ,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 50, 15 March 1937, Page 5
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