Ray Parer's Mishap
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From Our Own Correspondent.
WAU, June 29.
RAY PARER, the veteran New Guinea, flier, and a passenger (Mr. Robert son) were admitted to hospital on June 12 after Parer’s Fox 'Moth had crashed when landing at the foot of Wau aero drome. Neither was seriously hurt, al though the machine was. badly damaged.
The plane had left Watut ’drome when the light was reasonably good, but dark ness came quickly before the fliers reached Wau. Coming down, the Moth’s under carriage became enmeshed in the long grass and the plane turned over.