PARTICULARS OF AIR CRASH.
GISBORNE, J«ly 11Advice from Sydney states the in- . , jury to Walter Caddum, a passenger the aeroplane which crashed, consists of a fractured knee cap. His condition is satisfactory. The pilot was John Rookledge, aged 28, no eonneo ' tion with Rutlege, to whom Gaddum had letters of introduction. The’plane ■ was returning to Mascot aerodrome-, after a flight when it got out of control and noso dived at Bourko Street, Auburn. The ’plane turned over and ; was badly smashed, the tail being _ caught in a fence. No one can explain how the accident happened. The ’plane was a new one and the pilot very capable. Rookledge is believe to have sustained a fractured skull. The condition of both patients was reported to bo slightly better yesterday. Both are suffering from shock in adejition to other injuries.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1928, Page 2
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138PARTICULARS OF AIR CRASH. Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1928, Page 2
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