PLANE CRASHES
THE PILOT KILLED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, November 25. Lieut. George Caddihy, an experienced naval pilot, was killed when the plane that he was testing crashed. The plane fell from an altitude of ten thousand feet, and it buried itself so tfar in the earth that only the pilot’s feet were visible. The navy bought this plane following on the Schneider Cup races, and it was named the “ British Pistol Bulldog.” It was a single-seater biplane, capable of doing one hundred and eighty miles per hour, with a full military load. His fellow aviators' who witnessed Lieut. Caddihy’s dramatic death' cannot understand why he failed to use the parachute. It is recalled that a fortnight ago this crack pilot while testing another plane in a power drive, was threatened with death when one of the wings collapsed. On that occasion Caddihy remained with his plane, and he brought it down safely.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1929, Page 6
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155PLANE CRASHES Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1929, Page 6
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