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FATAL NOSE-DIVtS ’United Press Association—By jSdectrio Telegraph —Copyright.) LONDON, December 14. The Hon. George Tomlin, eldest son of L-ord Tomlin, was lulled whim flying at Broxbourne Aerodrome in Essex. lie intentionally went into a spin at 1000 Feet, butt the plane failed to recover, jlfc nose-dived to the earth, where the. machine burst into flames. Captain' Baker, the Instructor of the Card.lF fFlyJing ’ Club, also dived to death from a height of five thousand feet. -One of the pupils was strapped behind Baker, and was desperately hurt, but he is alive.
KINGSFORD SMITH’S FLIGHT
LONDON, December 14.
Thick fog, after two days’ cloudless weather, prevented Kings ford. Smith from leaving Lyons: He hopes to get away to-morrow.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1931, Page 5
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