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PLANE BURNT

Mishap In Taking Off

OCCUPANTS ESCAPE

WITH BURNS

URUNGA, Thursday

A Gipsy Molli aeroplano piloted by G. I J. Menzies crashed when taking off from the golf links this morning. The machine struck a bump and dived into a fence. .

Tlio petrol tank hurst and the hot exhaust pipe cruised it to burst into flames. The plane was destroyed within a few minutes.

Menzies extricated ar.rf saved the passenger, T. Murray Walters, from the flames in the nicle of time. "He had to rip open the side of the mac- hine to reach Walters. Both airmen were slightly burnt.'

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