Accident to Bristol
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Freighter At Wau
A BRISTOL Freighter plane, valued at £50,000, was wrecked .on the Wau aerodrome, New Guinea, in October.
The freighter was under charter to Qantas Empire Airways, and had been carrying goods from Lae to the goldfields area.
It is understood that the accident occurred when a brake-cable broke and the plane ran down the sharp slope of the landing area and into rough country. (Wau aerodrome is unique in that it is built on an incline. Planes land up-hill and are effectively pulled up in a short space). No one was injured in the accident.
Parts of the damaged plane have been salvaged but no repairs could be effected on the spot and it is believed that the plane will be largely written off as the air frame is badly twisted.