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Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1933, Page 5

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R.A.F.- BOMBER CRASHES . ■ .*. PILOT KILLED, TWO INJURED (United ‘Press Aseo uatioa—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, Stvtjß'mhot’ 17, l' Bruoklands Aerodrome was the soe-ut of another disaster yesterday, A huge R.A.F. bomber.with five passengers, was endeavouring to land, but failed to slow down, 'and taxied into a ditch. The pLane broke its back. 'The. .pilot was killed and two were injured. LADY PILOT KILLED 1 LONDON, September 17. Lady Clinton, who was an accomplished amateur pilot, died from injuries received at Brooklands Aerodrome. She had started the engine, and was climbing into the cockpit, when the aeroplane moved forward. It rapidly gather speed, when' she fell, and was carried unconscious to a hospital, where she died. The machine turned turtle. TEN INJURED IN SMASH LONDON, September 15. After riding five winners ai the Doncaster meeting, Gordon Richards boarded a t-en-seater London-bound aeroplane which crashed in a hedge .vhile taking off. The p/Hoh, Captan George Pennington, was killed and the trainer, Fred Darling, Mrs Hartigan, and five well-known tiainers were in(jured. Richards and another jockey, F. Lane, u r ere slightly injured. The front of the machine was wrecked.

, MOLLISON AT TORONTO TORONTO, September 15. Air Mollison has arrived here with the new Seafarer 11. .. He said he planned to lien off on a non-stop flight for Baghdad in the near future from Wesage Reach, 50 miles north of here. Amy, who lias been delayed by storms, is expected to arrive here later in the day. Both will then complete their arrangements for the start of the flight. t