AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

', ' SIX AIRMEN KILLED, " at frenchHanoeuvres. (United Press Association—By Electric’ Telegraph.—Copyright.] ; v ' PARIS, August 26. Two* lieutenants and four non-coms were killed through an aeroplane Crashing-ji Airing 'manoeuvres near Ch'artffes,'due to engine trouble. ; The plane' Tell - into- a street, damaging three houses, which, 'fortunately, ‘ were unoccupied. BRIWSfi AIRCRA FT. LONDON, Aug, 27. Ini 'fll AH)ihprehensiVe ; Survey of* the whole held .of,, .civil,, aviation, and the manufacture of aircraft in Britain •whereto by ..virtue of his statiis he was accorded special facilities, Wiltshire, a prominent official, of the New South Wales Aero \Club informed the Australian Press that he was greatly impressed with British enterprise in both sphere*. “In fact I am d«‘imtely of the. opinion that British activities, in both directions compare more than favourably with similar effoitf in other, countries. Manufacturers generally are not resting on their laurels but aim at even greater achievements in the near future.” Manufacturers placed aeroplanes nt the of .Wiltshire lor an aerial tour of the air. ports and the Air .Ministry gave him special facilities, to visit aero dynamic rweareto .centres,, in graceful recognition of Ins •status, in the Aero Club of Now South .Wales.. . /, . .