CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 395, 31 March 1937, Page 5

CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE

Further Aeroplane Wreckage Press Association—Copyright. Wellington, March 30. Clothing and further pieces of aeroplane wreckage cast up by the tea to day along the shore within a mile of Ohau Point, near Makara, indicate conclusively that the missing Gipsy* Moth mlachine crashed into the sea last Tuesday 'Week and that the pilot, Arthur Smith, and the passenger, J. Hamill, both of Pungarehu. were either killed or trapped in the plane and drowned. Because of the rough conditions to

day’s search was restricted to a beach platrol. The articles of clothing found were a pair of pyjamas and a navy blue suit coat believed to belong to the passenger, and a waistcoat thought to be the pilot’s. The wreckage consisted of two pro peller covers, two cockpit covers, four small pieces of aeroplane wood and two portions of the under-part of wings, with the respective numbering and lettering "D.H. No. 22222 A” and "H. No. 27951 A.R.H.” The most Ironical find of all to-day In face of the tragedy was that of a section of a flying map of the- locality where the machine was thought to have crashed and where the search is now In progress. According to Flying-Officer G. M. Buckertdge, the lettering on the wing wreckage would be sufficient to prove identification conclusively.