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(Australian Press Association A Sun. TWO AI ILMEN KILLED. (Received tins day at )1.0 a.m.) LONDON. Auo. 1. Flying Officer Boon and Aircraftman Vincent were killed at Kai borough in a Bristol fighter. They were circling over the aerodrome when Pilot Boon made an over-sharp turn and the Bristol nose-dived 500 feet, crashed and was wrecked, killing Vincent instantaneously. Boon was just alive when the ambulance arrived hut died immediately. LONDON Aug. 1. Boon was flying with five others, not more than 200 feet, and owing to the poor visibility in order to reach the aerodrome lie banked steeply to the left, a safe stunt when at a fair height, but most dangerous when flying low, as the machine is liable to nose dive and that is what happened, fie was dead when a hacksaw was procured and he was sawn out of the fusilagc. AERIAL FLIGHTS. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 2. A,system of aerial Transportation of passengers and mail express to West Indies begins on October Ist. nndiwill connect with Cuba, Santa Domingo, Hayti and Porto Rico. Flights will lie made twice weekly.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1927, Page 3
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