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Thu 30 Jan 1941 - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954)
Page 7 - MR. FORDE WANTS INQUIRY
MR. FORDE WANTS
INQUIRY
Air Force Training and
Planes
CANBERRA, Wednesday.-A searching
inquiry into the system of training in
the R.A.A.F. and the airworthiness of
aircraft was urged to-day by the Deputy
Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Forde).
lie was commenting on the fatal crash of
on R.A.A.F. plane with the loss of five
lives at Glenbrook yesterday.
Mr. Forde also suggested an inquiry
into whether instructors were being over
worked. Every endeavour should be made
to eliminate accidents, which had been
all too frequent in the last 18 months,
he said.
Misjudgment by Crews
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-The Min-
istcr for Air (Mr. McEwen) said to-day
that of the last nine air accidents in
vestigated, it Ihad been establishled that
in eighlt cases personal misjuldgment on
the part of the air crews had been the
cause. "The circumstances of the ninth
acccidlent had rendered it nmpossible to
reach any specific conclusion.
Mr. McEwecn said that investigation
of yesterday's crash at Glenbrook. when
five R.A.A.FI. men were killed, had al-
ready startedl. There would be two in-
pendent inquiries. A Service Court of
Inquiry was heldt promptly after every
air accident. and a separate inquiry was
being made by the Inspector of Air Acci
dents. (Group Captain Murphy), who would
report direct to tlhe Chief of the Air
Staff (Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles
Burnett).
Thie Minisiter said he did not consider
that any useful purpose would be achieved
by making public the technical reports
of the Inspector of Air Accidents. If
any report disclosed thle necessity of
action in respect of design, maintenance,
or training of personnel, not one moment
would be lost. While the chances of
misjudgment on the part of the pilot
woulld probably always remain, an un
ceasing endleavour would be made to safe
,guard to the maximum degree against
this contingency. Regular and most strin-
gent examinations of aircraft and engines
were maintained.