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Wreckage lcientified at Makara
(By Telegraph-
WELLINGTON, This day. . Alfchoxxgh no further wreckage has been found on the beach at Makara, from the struts aixd the piece of undercarriage picked up during the last two days, it (seems definite that the missing Western Federated Club 's Moth crashed into the sea in the vicinity of the wreckage found. Messrs. P. Smith and A. Hammill, fathers of the missing men, examxned two of the reeovered struts this morning and Mr. Smith tsaid there did not seem to be any question that they belonged to the missing plane. Police and ground parties are pafcrolling the beach to-day, also a water patrol is being undertaken by launchmen of Island Bay, who are aceompanied by the fathers of the missing men. i Mi\ Smith contradicted a Pi*ess Association message from New Plymouth which etated that his son had had little crOss-country flying experience, Mr. Smith said that his son had had considerable experience of this branch of flying and recently made a trip to Te Kuiti where he won the tsenior bombing competition at the air pageant.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 59, 25 March 1937, Page 5
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