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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FOUR R.A.F. MEN KILLED.
BIG AEROPLANE ABLAZE AFTER CRASH.
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927.
WOMAN'S MOVEMENT
IN GERMANY.
SURVEY OF MODERN URGES.
Dr. Agathe Lanch, of Hamburg, University ProfcHsor, Four men were killed in another lady Royal Air Force disaster last writes: The change of times and month, in mail week. A large views which has taken place dur night bombing machine crashed ing the last half century in West- at Eastchurch, Kent, and burstern Europe, and especially in Ger- into Sames, and the four men on many, is clearly and significantly board were burned to death. reflected in the present position of The following official atatement woman. The transformation in. was issued the same evening: methods of working brought about The Air Ministry regrets to an-in the 19th century by machinery," nounce that as the result of an has not only affected the destinies accident at Eastchurch, Kent, tof of man; it has also given a new a Vickers-Virginia machine of direction to the life of woman. The No. 9 Squadron, Manston, on April machine" has relieved the house- 19, 1927, Flying Officer William wife of countless dutice which James Kelly, pilot of the aircraft; formerly had to be done by hand.. Pilot Oficer John Frederick The slow and organic progress Dowdeswell, No. 134923 Flight of the 'emancipation of woman-0 Sergeant Albert George Alderton, movement not confined to a single; and No. 167294 A.C.2 Everett nation, but international, and Daniels were killed.
based on the demands of the Kelly belonged to Weston-super-times-has been suddenly and re- Mare, Dowdeswell to London, Al-markably, accelerated by the derton to Sheerness, and Daniels stupendous event of the world war and its consequences. The to Ramsgate.
A Press correspondent at East- women of Germany, who regarded" church, telegraphing last night, their enfranchisement as a very
distant goal, are now, not only tak said:
The disaster occurred about ing part in political life as elee- twelve o'clock. The machine, ators, but are themselves, eligible two-engined Vickers-Virginia, had for election. They work as mem- fown over to Eastchurch and bers of the Reichstag and the pro- landed, and at the time of the ac- vincial Diets, and fill leading posi cident it had just taken off, and tions as councillors in the minis- WAS circling the aerodrome. tries.
About 30 years ago, the German Wher over the playing fields, which are within the aerodrome universities opened their doors to boundary, and at a fair altitude, women. At first, they were admit it fell precipitately. There was a ted only as guests, at the discre- loud explosion, and the machinetion of each professor, and were not very welcome as competitors. burst into flames.
were
a shed
Muny persons in the aerodrome Only the medical and teaching rushed to the seene, and though professions were open to them-- for which their the flames were fierce, rising to a professions height of 40 feet or more, they motherly qualities specially, fit manured to get the bodies out of them. But now, scarcely any of the wreckage. The machine now the higher callings are closed to lies a tangled wreck of burnt and them. The question of appoint- blackened debris. The occupants ing women pastors is just now the were a flying officer, a pilot cfficer, subject of much discussion in the a flight sergeant, and a mechanic. consistories. They have even be- come university lecturers; and Eye-Witnesses' Stories.
while, only two decades ago, men Although many people
students looked askance at their about at the time, few actually fellows of the opposite sex, the saw the accident. A building students of to-day are quite accus- worker on the top of nearby said: I saw the machine tomed to women as lecturers.
Research Work. take off and begin to circle round,
In natural science laboratories, and I took no further notice. Both engines were running perfectly, female assistants have done ex- and as I see so many machines cellent research work. Women here I was not particularly in-graduates in economics and law terested. When she had made a have, in addition to practical work complete circle above the nero- connected with social welfare, a drome I heard a loud crash, an ex-very important mission to fulfil plosion like a gun going off, and as police welfare officials, in fac- Juvenile courts, and turning my head saw a mass of tories etc. flames rising to a tremendous the care of women and girls in criti- cal situations,' are the natural height.
who ap- province of a woman. proaches the unfortunate ones in a motherly, sisterly way, and who a distressed sees the needs of family far better than a man.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but the common belief among the aerodrome workers is that given by a man who was em- ployed close to the scene.
I should think it happened, he said, through the pilot misjudging
Some of the many important ser- vices which academically trained
his distance in taking off. He ap women are performing in public parently caught his right lower life, supplementing the activities been mun- plane on a stationary machine al of men, have already
To these may be added little to the right and in front of, tiened. him. In doing this the wires con- the higher branches of work in trolling the ailerons, by means of libraries, archives, and museums. which the pilot keeps his machine It is now for women to show their level in the air, were put out of, efficiency in the new "callings which have been opened to them. action.
The pilot was thus unable to But it is also incumbent on them steady his plane in the air, al- to cultivate a wise self-knowledge, though he could still turn the plane and not to be led by mere umbi- from left to right. He managed tion to seek high positions; and let to turn her round, menning to them not forget that the highest bring her down in front of the service which the educated woman hangars to examine the damage, indeed just the thoroughly edu. fine-feeling woman--can but auddenly the plane began to cated fatt and nose-dived to the ground. render to her country, is the ser
Last night admission to the vice of the family. aerodrome was refused to anyone. In connexion with the develop who had not definite business ment of women's activities, the be of in- there. Eastchurch Aerodrome is following Agures will
a large R.A.F. centre, used mainly terest; the number of women in Germany increase] for R.A.F. gunnery and bombing doctors instruction. It is situated in the from 195 in 1913, to 1,627 in 1926. centre of the Island of Sheppey, In the winter term of 1026, the of women students at and is about eight miles from number
German üniversities was 7,269, as Sheerness, the nearest town.
compared with 4,100 in 1914. Of Hit Wings of Another Machine.
The bomber flew from Manston these 7,259 students, 3,050 studied to Eastchurch to collect a number philosophy, 1,200 national sciences, of accessories, and it was when 1,150 law and political economy,
she was taxi-ing along the ground 1,200 medicine, 250 dentistry, 270
to commence the return journey pharmacy, and 59 theology
that she hit the wings of another. machine. Although
At the technical college, the
its balance number of female students rosa
from 62 in 1913 to 471 in 1923.
was, disturbed, the plane took the uir properly, and rose to a height of 250 feet.
In 1920, Germany, with a pcpu- lation of 60 millions had 9% mil- The pilot then appeared to lose lion women following trades or control and the machine fell, når professions; the United States, rowly missing some sheds, and, with a population of 110 million, with the engine still on, hit the 8 million; England, with a popu ground nose firat. The petrol fation of 40 million, 61⁄2 million. tank exploding, the aeroplane]
turned completely over, and the flames rose high in the air. The
sound of the explosion was heard aged through contact with my in Eastchurch village, more than machine.
The pilot appeared to be able to a mile away,
Sergeant Pilot Ward, who had control the rising and turning of three machines out on to the nero his machine, but the heavy bank- drome in readiness to fly to Somer-ing to the right compelled him to set later in the day, and who witfly in a circle, and it seemed to essed the accident, said:-I saw me that, realising this, he tried the Virginia as she was taking off to bring her down to the nero- strike my plane. The two main drome which he had just left. He seemed to stall her once or twice, struts of the left wing of my maand leat height until he was about chine were broken through being' struck by the right wing of the 50 feet above the ground level. and in another two or three hund Virginia'.
I saw her climb up in order to red yards of flight would have clear the obstacle dead in her landed safely on the aerodrom, path, and then noticed as she went I am convinced that the pilot then oser my head at a height of abon: Intended to bring her down near 80 to 100 feet that she was bank the hangars, which were the last in steeply to the right. I think, obstacles in his way, and know this was due to the cables control that a nose dive was laovitable. ling the allerons having been dam. It was really the only thing he
could,do.
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