STRUCK MOUNTAIN
LAST DESPERATE EFFORT Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.m. London, Api'il 29. Further reports on the Hinkler tragedy disclosed that there was some petrol in each of the tanks. The aeroplane crashed obliquely. as if the pilot had seen ground looming ahead and made a desperate attempt to rise and clear it. The machine was not badly damaged, and the cabin was intact. A slight fire had evidently been extinguished by the storm. The body was 70 feet away from the machine, and the helmet had been wrenched off. The scene of the crash was 1000 feet from the summit of the mountain. It is understood that the Commonwealth Government is prepared to bring the body to London with every honour. Hinkler's solicitors are awaiting his widow's wishes.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 519, 1 May 1933, Page 5
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