CRASHED DELIBERATELY
EFFICIENCY OF SLOTTED WING By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. The spectacle of an airman deliberately crashing was witnessed at the Stag Land airdrome, when a De Havilland Moth, demonstrating the value of the automatic slotted wing, reached a climax by stalling at a height of 200 feet. The machine, instead of nose-diving like a stone, remained level and struck the ground at a velocity of 6* miles an hour. It was practically wrecked, but Captain Geoffrey De Havilland stepped out unhurt. The manoeuvre under normal conditions meant instant death.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 309, 21 March 1928, Page 9
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97CRASHED DELIBERATELY Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 309, 21 March 1928, Page 9
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