Mal Dragon Crashes In
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Highlands
From Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, April 9.
A MANDATED AIRLINES Dragon air craft crashed at Kerowagi, in the Central Highlands of New Guinea, on April 2. Three people were injured, including the pilot, Captain J. Jenkins, who suffered a broken jaw. Mrs. French, wife of a Seventh Day Adventist mis sionary, received a broken leg, and Mrs.
Ballagh, whose husband is a Medical Assistant, suffered shock and abrasions.
Seven other passengers escaped with only minor injuries. They were: Two missionaries (Fathers Bodnor and Wessel), Mr. Ballagh, Mrs. French’s two young children, and two native passen gers.
The accident occurred as the plane was taking off from the Kerowagi strip, which is located west of Chimbu, in the Wahgi Valley.