The Dominion, Friday May 3, 1957, page 10:

Shared note	The Dominion, Friday May 3, 1957, page 10: New Zealander Among Victims of Plane Crash London, May 2 - A New Zealander and an Australian were among the victims when a troop-carrying Viking aircraft crashed at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, last night, killing 32 of the 35 on board. They were the first officer L. Tunnington, of Wellington, New Zealand, and the hostess, Miss L. M. Lahey, of Woollongong, New South Wales. All five of the crew of the Viking were killed. Of the 35 on board 31 were killed outright and one died later in hospital. Among the dead were a mother and two children. The three survivors, all soldiers, are seriously ill in Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, near the scene of the crash. The plane was bound for Lyons, France, on its way to Libya. The aircraft took off and almost immediately asked for permission to land again. It was making a circuit of the field when an engine cut out and there was an explosion. The aircraft crashed in a pine wood, near a main road, smashing trees like matches as it ploughed through them. The Viking, a twin-engined aircraft, was owned by Eagle Aviation Limited, which operates 16 Vikings and two Dakota aircraft. The company holds contracts for carrying troops and equipment from Britain to the Middle East. First Officer Tunnington's address was given as 44 Raroa Road, Kelburn, Wellington. The other crew members were Captain D. Jones, of Guildford, Surrey; Radio OfficerA. Robertson, of Pitlochry, Scotland; and Mr. H. Booth, a route facilities officer, of Chalfon St. Peter, Buckinghamshire. No other casualties have yet been named.

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New Zealander Among Victims of Plane Crash

London, May 2 - A New Zealander and an Australian were among the victims when a troop-carrying Viking aircraft crashed at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, last night, killing 32 of the 35 on board.

They were the first officer L. Tunnington, of Wellington, New Zealand, and the hostess, Miss L. M. Lahey, of Woollongong, New South Wales.

All five of the crew of the Viking were killed. Of the 35 on board 31 were killed outright and one died later in hospital. Among the dead were a mother and two children.

The three survivors, all soldiers, are seriously ill in Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, near the scene of the crash.

The plane was bound for Lyons, France, on its way to Libya.

The aircraft took off and almost immediately asked for permission to land again. It was making a circuit of the field when an engine cut out and there was an explosion.

The aircraft crashed in a pine wood, near a main road, smashing trees like matches as it ploughed through them.

The Viking, a twin-engined aircraft, was owned by Eagle Aviation Limited, which operates 16 Vikings and two Dakota aircraft. The company holds contracts for carrying troops and equipment from Britain to the Middle East.

First Officer Tunnington's address was given as 44 Raroa Road, Kelburn, Wellington.

The other crew members were Captain D. Jones, of Guildford, Surrey; Radio OfficerA. Robertson, of Pitlochry, Scotland; and Mr. H. Booth, a route facilities officer, of Chalfon St. Peter, Buckinghamshire.

No other casualties have yet been named.

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