London, May 24, Empire Air Day yesterday, when some 45 Royal Alr Force stations and Afty civil aerodromes through~ out the country were thrown open
casualties, the pubic, was marred by several addition to the disaster near Penang, as a result of which four airmen are still missing, three crashes occurred in. different parts of Eng. and, taking a toll of two killed and two seriously injured.
"The worst of these occurred at the Hawkinge aerodrome in Kent, where during an air display a fighting machine crashed owing to the tip of its wing touching an electricity able, The two occupants died in the blazing wreckage, while Dover's electric supply was cut off.
'The second accident occurred the Henley aerodrome, in Surrey, where Pilot-Sergeant Brunner follo to check his spin and crashed. Ho Is dri a critical condition, 'Then a civilian airman, Mr, Hugh Atcheson, crashed near Lansing Col~ lege. and' was seriously injured, while on his way to the Shoreham airport,
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