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A verdict of "Death by mis adventure" was yesterday after. noon returned by the Coroner's jury which sat with Mr. T, S. Whyte-Smith to inquire into the Documentary 4 months circumstances attending the They deaths of three Chinese. were killed as the result of an aeroplane accident at the Kai Tack aerodrome on the evening of April 27. A Fairey 'plane piloted by Lieut. A. O. Watson, R.Non demand crashed through the fence at the landing stage and then hit a tea on demand. shed when landing on its return Credits, 60 days' sight 483⁄4 from escorting HR.H. the Duke
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A Wrong Impression In his address to the jury, the Coroner said that there was a wrong impression in the Colony that the aerial escort accom- panied H.M.S. "Suffolk" beyond Lyeemoon Pass and that by the time the 'planes returned to the On demand Aerodrome, it was too dark to effect a proper landing. This had been exploded as untrue by the evidence. The flight had not gone bayond Kowloon Bay and when they returned to the Aerodrome it was 6.40 p.m. and it was not dark, although the light was be- Lieut. Watson ginning to fail. could see the boundary fence clearly,
When Lieut. Watson touched the ground in an attempt to land he was only about 200 yards from the boundary fence. He realised that he would not be able to pull up and he accordingly put on full throttle in an attempt to rise. He was too low to turn, and both his passengers, Sergeant Kent and AB, Gibbs said that to take off again was quite a feasible thing to do. The pilot had only two alternatives-to run into the fence or attempt to take off again. "I think it is almost impossible to say which was the right thing to do," said the Coroner.. The speed at which the 'plane landed has a great bearing on the ques- tion. On preparing for landing, a plane we learn, travels at 70 m.p.h. and at about 55 when about to touch the ground. Even after. touching, it is still travelling at 45 m.p.h. That means, with the fence 200 yards ahead, the pilot had to think like lightning and make up his mind with great speed. As far as see in this case, the was more an error of landing too far over. Squadron Leader Keeble said he might have landed 200 yards further back. I submit it was only a slight error of judg- ment. A slight error of judgment in flight may have very serious
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