BRITISH PLANE CRASHES
AIRMEN SHAKEN SECRET FLIGHT TO INDIA By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright Reed. 10.40 a.m. VIENNA, Wednesday. Two British airmen, Flight-Lieuten-ants C. R. Carr, formerly of New Zealand, and Dearth, who were secretly attempting a non-stop flight in a Hawker bombing machine from Cranwell to India, crashed at Somerberg. The Air Ministry states that both were shaken, but otherwise unhurt. The crash is understood to have been caused by an overheated engine. The bomber is lying in a river and is a complete wreck. —A. and N.Z. — Sun. Flight-Lieutenant Carr was the pilot of the machine which was forced to descend in the Persian Gulf on the first British attempt to fly to India. On a second attempt he and Flight-Lieutenant E. H. Mackworth had to come down after flying only 80 miles.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 1
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