AT MERCY OF GALE.
FIGHT TO SAVE BOMBERS. LONDON, Jan. 24. Three hundred members of the Royal Air Force fought desperately for four hours in darkness to save 20 eight-ton bombers at the mercy of a 90-mile-an-honr hurricane at Evanton, Rossshire, where hangar accommodation was insufficient. In spite of the fact that each bomber was tied to 12 steel pegs, the wind tore them from their moorings and drove them round the aerodrome like pieces of paper. One was lifted bodily and crashed into the machine behind it, which wrecked a third. All three interlocked, with men clinging to tlie wings, were hurled 300 yards, stopping only when driven into tlie shelter of the hangar. Five other machines were severely damaged.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 25 January 1938, Page 7
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121AT MERCY OF GALE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 25 January 1938, Page 7
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