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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928.
AIR COLLISION
DANGERS.
PROBABLE ACTION BY
MINISTRY.
GERMAN BANK CRASHI ARRESTS.
STRANGE STORY OF WOMEN'S 'COSTLY PRESENTS.
A conference has been held at
Berlin, Nov. 21... the Air Ministry, at which the firms. Hundreds of people in Freiburg now operating air sorvicos between (Silesia) have lost their saving in a London and the Continent were re-local bank crash, to which it would presented, to consider how to re- ba difficult to find a parallel out i duce the risks of air collision duo side of fiction. The bank had en- to the Increase in the number of foyed a high reputation for half club and private flyers.
a centruy, and was still under the Experienced pilots belonging to control of its original administra- the British and French air trans-tor.
port companies complain that in Latlerly, however, it is alleged, bad winter weather, when the the owner's daughter, a strong- visibility is low, there is appre-minded woman, who was in a post. clable and growing risk of collision tion to control the accounts, de- between regular air traffic machines creased the bank's resources by and light aeroplanos. It is stated giving her many admirers extra- that private flyers, sometimes with vagant presents, such as Perstan but little flying experience, use the carpets,, motor-bicycles, and sulles main air route to Parls often with of furniture. It is further alleged out giving warning of their inten- that falso entries were made in the tlona.
account book.
All machines use much the same Employees who showed any dis- landmarks, and in bad weather, position to protest against the ex- when the clouds are low, there exists penditures, it is stated were silenced in effect a kind of corridor, along by the threat of instant dismissal. which the bulk of the air traflich On Saturday last depositor passes. For the air line machines chanced to demand payment of the this is safe, because they are in £3,000 standing to his account wireless communication with their which the woman had to confess headquarters, where the movements that she was unable to pay. This of all theso machines are plotted. was speedily followed by a run on It is possible, therefore, to give on the bank and by the arrest of warning of the nonroach of other both father and daughter. machines.
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Uncontrolled Movements. But the aircraft belonging to the private lyers are without wireless, and their movements are uncon- trolled.
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report their intentions. A similar arrangement in Franco would then enable the respective control rooms to keep touch with the amount of At the Air Ministry conference, traffle on the route, and, if neces- the suggestion was made and re- sary, to warn the air fuer pilots. ceived wide support, that all air. It is probable that the Air craft flying dyer the main London Ministry will take action on the Paris route should be compelled to lines suggested, although no final lad at Croydon previously and to decision las vet been reached.
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