SYDNEY TRAGEDY
PLANE’S PETROL EXPLODES
(Australian Press Association)
SYDNEY, August 8
A ’Moth aeroplane crashed and fell over .one thousand feet at Brighton-Le-Sands. The Pilot, J. Armstrong, a.ged twenty-eight, was killed. The spectators are of the opinion that the petrol tank of the plane exploded in mid-aid, as Armstrong’s body fell a considerable distance from the machine, and it was horribly mangled and burned. The tank was found close to the h.ody.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1930, Page 5
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72SYDNEY TRAGEDY Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1930, Page 5
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