§ 47. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for Air when the aeroplane No. S 1,260, which crashed in South 1874 Farnborough on 12th May, was last examined and overhauled; and whether any defects in the mechanism of the engine were reported?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Samuel Hoare)The aeroplane and engine were examined on the morning of the 12th May and reported to be in order. No occasion for overhaul had arisen, both aeroplane and engine being new and no mechanical defect in either having been reported.