DEATH OF A HERO
Flying-Officer Kain Killed In Accident
EW ZEALAND'S first air ace of N this war, Flying Officer Edgar Kain,» D.F.C., mentioned in despatches, has been killed in an accident while on active service in France. Since he fought his first air battle on his 21st birthday, November &,
New Zealander. Messages expressing deep regret and sympathy have been sent from all quarters to Mr, and Mrs, R. G. Kain, the young aviator’s parents, who live in Wellington. Mrs. Kain, accompanied by her daughter, left some weeks ago for England to visit her son, who
his career has been meteoric. Just before his death he had been credited with bringing down more than 40 German machines. In one fight he engaged, single-handed, six Messerschmitts, shot one .down in flames and forced: another to the ground although one of his own wing-tips had been shot away and his engine damaged. That was only one example of the courage and audacity of this daring young
was, to have been married this month, A public tribute to Flying Officer Kain was paid by the Prime Minister, Hon, P. Fraser, and newspapers throughout the Empire, France and America have published articles in honour of his courage and work. In the above photograph, taken in March, Flying Officer Kain (right) is seen talking with a. sergeant pilot just after he made one of his gallant flights over enemy territory,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 52, 21 June 1940, Page 3
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235DEATH OF A HERO New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 52, 21 June 1940, Page 3
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