DISASTER IN THE AIR.
Big Machines Collide.
FIVE OCCUPANTS BURNT TO DEATH. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received April 11, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 10. I-lenlow aerodrome, Bedfordshire, was the scene of the worst Air Force disaster since the war. The giant Vickers-Vimy, piloted try Flying Officer Lacey, who returned from leave to-day, and carrying three mechanics, engaged in parachute practice. It was landing, when an Avro machine, piloted by Flying Officer Scott, took off. The machines collided at an altitude of a few hundred feet, and both plunged to the ground, and hurst into ilames. Tlie five occupants were burnt to death. A fire brigade controlled the flames in thirty minutes, but only twisted metal remained. The bodies were unrecognisable.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 12 April 1926, Page 9
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123DISASTER IN THE AIR. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 12 April 1926, Page 9
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