Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 19, 2018 12:50:50 GMT 12
I only just discovered this last night, a sad story. From the WAIKATO INDEPENDENT, 2 MAY 1949. Does anyone now more or have a photo of this Tiger Moth?
20-Year-Old Pilot Missing Since Last Thursday
In spite of a wide search, no trace has been found of the Tiger Moth aircraft ZK—AIS piloted by Mr James Innes Taylor, of Cambridge, which went missing from Mangere on Thursday afternoon. The missing plane was last seen definitely when it took off from Mangere at about 4.40 p.m. on Thursday, and flew off in a south-westerly direction. The extensive search over the week-end was mainly in a southerly direction, and today the area to the north will be covered.
Mr Taylor is a member of the well-known Cambridge family, being the son of Mr and the late Mrs Innes Taylor, of 30 Queen Street. He is a grand-son of the late Mr James Taylor, of "Bardowie". His sisters are Mrs St J. Wells, of Manurewa and Mrs J. R. Ranstead, of Cambridge. He was born at Pukeroro, and educated at the Cambridge District High School. On gaining his matriculation, he attended the Auckland University College, but for health reasons he was forced to give up his studies. He spent the past three months in Cambridge and during that time he learned to fly at Rukuhia, gaining his "A" license recently. For the past two weeks, Mr Taylor had been working at Penrose, coming to Cambridge each week-end for the meets of the Waikato Hunt. He is a very keen horseman.
20-Year-Old Pilot Missing Since Last Thursday
In spite of a wide search, no trace has been found of the Tiger Moth aircraft ZK—AIS piloted by Mr James Innes Taylor, of Cambridge, which went missing from Mangere on Thursday afternoon. The missing plane was last seen definitely when it took off from Mangere at about 4.40 p.m. on Thursday, and flew off in a south-westerly direction. The extensive search over the week-end was mainly in a southerly direction, and today the area to the north will be covered.
Mr Taylor is a member of the well-known Cambridge family, being the son of Mr and the late Mrs Innes Taylor, of 30 Queen Street. He is a grand-son of the late Mr James Taylor, of "Bardowie". His sisters are Mrs St J. Wells, of Manurewa and Mrs J. R. Ranstead, of Cambridge. He was born at Pukeroro, and educated at the Cambridge District High School. On gaining his matriculation, he attended the Auckland University College, but for health reasons he was forced to give up his studies. He spent the past three months in Cambridge and during that time he learned to fly at Rukuhia, gaining his "A" license recently. For the past two weeks, Mr Taylor had been working at Penrose, coming to Cambridge each week-end for the meets of the Waikato Hunt. He is a very keen horseman.
