HOME MADE PLANE
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CRASH ON BEACH FOLLOWS NOSEDIVE FROM LOW ALTITUDE pilot seri.ously injured
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FOXTON, Thursday. R'obip Chrystall, aged 21 years, crashed jn his home-made monoplane at Manawaru Head's this afternoon. The 'pia ne had previously been successfully flown tq the beach on Monday, On the second attempt to-day, the 'plane had reached a height, of 250 feet when it nose-dived over the pilot station when banking and crashed on the for.esjipre. The pilot was extricafed by 3 fisherman, the wreckage forjunately not catching firft. Chrystall sustainqd .fractures of both legs ajid facial injuries, and was admitfed hpspital in a serious cpndition. The plane was completely wrecked. . , Chrystall b.ad only five hours of flying.to ijis credit, and until Monday had neyer ifiowp solo.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 188, 1 April 1932, Page 5
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