TOLL OF THE AIR.
HAWKER KILLED WHILE PRACTISING AT HENDON. By Telegraph—Press Association' London, July 12. Harry Hawker was killed vhile fly;ng at Hendon. His machine burst into flames on reaching the ground. [Harry Hawker, an Australian, was the first airman to attempt the Atlantic flight. On May 18, 1919, he left Newfoundland, but his machine fell into the I sea in mid-ocean and he was given up for lost. Fortunately he was picked up on the morning of May 19 by the Danish tramp steamer Mary and landed nearly a week later in the Orkneys. His rescue aroused tremendous interest at the time.] DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT. London, July 12. Later particulars show that Hawkct was practising in a Nieuport machinq for Saturday's aerial Derby. Spec* tators were horrified to see it burst into flames at a great height. The machine nose-dived and Hawker was apparently thrown out and crashed to earth. His legs and arms were broken and ha died
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1921, Page 5
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162TOLL OF THE AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1921, Page 5
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