AVIATION.
n HAWKER FALLS 103 FEET, 'By EnrcrTaic TKi.FOßArn—CorvmonT'i [United Tress Association.] « (Kecoivod 9.10 a.m.) g London. October 8. Hawker fell 100 feet at Brooldands, owing to a defect in the.engine He is in a serious condition and is unconscious. DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT. (Received 10.20 a.-m.) • London, October S. Hawker was attempting a 190-miles non-stop«flight. Eng'ue trouble caused a sideslip, and was too low to recover its 'equilibrium. In the fall the engine was torn from its fastenings and crashed through the unoccupied passenger seat, missing FTawker by a couple of feet. Hawkers back is severely injured, but his conditiousis not .dangerous.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 33, 9 October 1913, Page 4
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103AVIATION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 33, 9 October 1913, Page 4
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