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THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,.. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.
PILOT'S MIND A BLANK.
STRAIN OF FLYING WITH CONTROL JAMMED.
A remarkable story was told at the inquest at Kenley Aerodrome
ALOHA FESTIVAL
GREAT PREPARATION IN HONOLULU
Honolulu, Mar. 20,5- Society leaders, school children, on Pilot Sergeant "Fell, of the native entertainers, community H.A.F., who was killed when he organizations, and army and navy jumped from an aeroplane wear-officials in Honolulu are all working ing a parachute which did nut together to celebrate Hawaii's first annual Aloha, Festival of 'Flowers] and Song to be held in Honolulu, April 9, 10, 11 and 12.
open.
The Honolulu Junior League is
Flight Lieutenant, C. F. le Poer Trench said he saw Sergeant Fell fying round and round and realis- ed that somthing was jamming hisponsoring the ball and costume festival that will open the festival control in the back seat, and that on April 9. Honolulu's two largest the parachute or something was hotels, the Royal Hawaiian and loose.
Moana, will be used for this event, which will be the outstanding social event of the entire year.
..
"I flew up alongside him," he said, "and made signs to him to perform certain evolutions which The singing clubs of the various would drop the parachute out of islands will compete in an Hawaiian the back seat.” -
music contest on April 10, and in the afternoon the Honolulu schools will appear in an international pageant.
The Coroner-But he ought to have known what to do?Yes, but people do not always use their heads. He understood what I told him to do, and tried to loop,
but did not succeed.
"Finally he made a sign to me that he was going to jump," said Lieutenant Trench.. "I indicated to him to climb with me, and be followed, me to a height of about 6,000 feet towards Epsom Downs Suddenly he left me and dived about 4,000 feet. I saw him leave his machine with his parachute, but it did not open."
Later, he said, he examined the parachute and found that Fell had not pulled the cord to open it.
Mental Strain.
*
The Coroner-Can you imagine how the parachute in the back seat came loose?-It is an amazing thing. Experts have tried to pull the parachute out of the seat in different ways but did not succeed. The control was jammed by the parachute or a cap.
Squadron Leader B. E. Baker said that the parachute was strap ped in in accordance with normal procedure.
The Coroner-Since it became loose, the normal procedure must be bad.
Dr. W. S. Stalker, R.A.F., said he thought that the long mental strain and then the sudden loss of
An exhibition of Hawaii's flowers, private gardens, will be held by the including floral treasures from
Outdoor Circle on April 11. That evening an outdoor historical pageant of old Hawaii.will be stag- actors, ed by costumed native musicians and dancers..
Honolulu harbour will be the scene for the main event of the Aloha Festival on the closing night. This will be an illuminated floral carnival afloat.! Floral ships, musical barges, illuminated native canoes, and floating orchestras will be featured in this aquatic, musical flower pageant. Lighting effects will be. supplied by army and navy technicians.
During the period of the festival, the Hawaiian islands will have the natural decorations of flowers and flowering trees in bloom time.
at that
control of his machine caused Fell to lose control of his mental facul- itles.. That would account for his not pulling the cord of his para- chute. His mind had become a blank under the long strain.
The Coroner said he thought the parachute In the back seat could not have been properly atrapped in and the controls were jammed.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death,
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