TWO AIRMEN PERISH
MOTH CRASHES IN FLAMES (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) LONDON, Wednesday. Two pioneer members of the Nottingham Aero Club were flying In a Moth plane when It crashed near HaeknelL The machine burst into flames, and the pilot, Mr. Robert Blake, a son of Sir Arthur Blake. High Sheriff of the County of Nottingham. and the passenger, Mr. William Richardson, were burned to death. Some Boy Scouts who were camping near the spot rushed w'ith water buckets, but were unable to approach within 20yds of the burning machine.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 441, 24 August 1928, Page 9
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