The Archive · 1928

Air Secretary on

i 'TRAGEDIES speed and the Sacrifice of Human Life Discussed i London, Bar, 22.

In the House of Conimons to-day sir Samuel Hoare, stated, in reply a question, that the fuel used by Flight-Lieutenant Kinkead when he was killed while making a speed test at Calshot was a special fuel hich had been used by the experi-Juental establishment and by two vice squadrons over prolonged ts, There was no evidence that the fumes from this petrol disabled the deceased officer. "He added that the Air Ministry was, following the question very. closely. Medical officers in the Royal Air Force had Ween instructed to investigate the question very carefatly.

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