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Thu 30 Jan 1941 - The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)
Page 8 - INQUIRIES INTO AIR ACCIDENTS

INQUIRIES INTO AIR

ACCIDENTS

Line 1.0.0The Minister of Air (Mr. McEwen)
Line 1.0.1said yesterday that an air inquiry into
Line 1.0.2the circumstances of Tuesday's crash
Line 1.0.3at the foot of the Blue Mountains
Line 1.0.4(N.S.W.) had been opened. A service
Line 1.0.5court of inquiry was held promptly
Line 1.0.6after every air accident. "There was

Line 2.0.0also the report made by the Inspector
Line 2.0.1. of Air Accidents to the chief of the
Line 2.0.2air staff.
Line 2.0.3Mr. McEwen also stated that while
Line 2.0.4he did not consider it necessary to
Line 2.0.5make public technical reports of the
Line 2.0.6Inspector of Air Accidents, ho would
Line 2.0.7say that if any report showed the
Line 2.0.8. necessity of taking any action con
Line 2.0.9cerning design, maintenance or train
Line 2.0.10ing, such action would be taken with
Line 2.0.11out delay. Neither he nor the R.A.
Line 2.0.12A.F. accepted the view that accidents
Line 2.0.13were inevitable. Where there was the

Line 3.0.0sugniest aouDt tnai any structural
Line 3.0.1defect in a machine could have con
Line 3.0.2tributed to an accident a minute ex
Line 3.0.3amination of the wreckage was made.
Line 3.0.4Ih a list of nine accidents human mis-
Line 3.0.5judgment was held to have been the
Line 3.0.6cause in eight cases.
Line 3.0.7Mr. Forde Wants Action
Line 3.0.8CANBERRA, Wednesday. — A search
Line 3.0.9ing Inquiry into the system of train
Line 3.0.10ing in the R.A.A.F. and the' air
Line 3.0.11worthiness of aircraft was urged to
Line 3.0.12Fix this textday by the Deputy Leader of the Op
Line 3.0.13position (Mr. Forde). Commenting on
Line 3.0.14the fatal crash of an R.A.A.F. plane
Line 3.0.15with the loss of five lives at Glen-
Line 3.0.16brook (N.S.W.) yesterday, Mr. Forde
Line 3.0.17also suggested an inquiry into whether
Line 3.0.18instructors were being over-worked.
Line 3.0.19Every endeavor should be made to eli
Line 3.0.20minate accidents, which had been all
Line 3.0.21too frequent in the last eighteen
Line 3.0.22months.

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