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opening it in the presence of competent witnesses we find that on June 29 he wrote: “ Accident at Bournemouth flying week held next month. Airman quite unconscious, and ¢o /oo& at it is death.”
Mr. Turvey was present at the Acrodrome on July 12, and saw the accident and the fall of the Hon. Charles Rolls which resulted in his death. He writes :—
On June 27, I saw in the distance (in a violet psychic picture) the Needles, a stretch of water and a part of the English coast. I do not know Southbourne very well, as I am an invalid and hardly ever go out. I saw a biplane in the air. I saw it collapse. I saw a man stiff and uncon- scious. I saw death. I &vew we were to have the airmen here. I therefore concluded the accident was to take place at Bournemouth. I, of course, did not know w/e the airman was, as the pictures do not always (in fact rarely) tell the names of places or persons, any more than do photographs, They are “pre-photos.” But as I saw the man so clearly I judged him to be a big man seen at a distance. It did not occur to me that he might be a little man seen close to me, which was the actual fact. I could “sense” the figure was English. Those who know my bad health will admit it was a “miracle” that I was able to go to see the flying ; my first visit to a public entertainment for eight years. I went on Tuesday to the Aerodrome. I was close to poor Rolls when he gave himself to save other
opening it in the presence of competent witnesses we find that on June 29 he wrote: “ Accident at Bournemouth flying week held next month. Airman quite unconscious, and ¢o /oo& at it is death.”
Mr. Turvey was present at the Acrodrome on July 12, and saw the accident and the fall of the Hon. Charles Rolls which resulted in his death. He writes :—
On June 27, I saw in the distance (in a violet psychic picture) the Needles, a stretch of water and a part of the English coast. I do not know Southbourne very well, as I am an invalid and hardly ever go out. I saw a biplane in the air. I saw it collapse. I saw a man stiff and uncon- scious. I saw death. I &vew we were to have the airmen here. I therefore concluded the accident was to take place at Bournemouth. I, of course, did not know w/e the airman was, as the pictures do not always (in fact rarely) tell the names of places or persons, any more than do photographs, They are “pre-photos.” But as I saw the man so clearly I judged him to be a big man seen at a distance. It did not occur to me that he might be a little man seen close to me, which was the actual fact. I could “sense” the figure was English. Those who know my bad health will admit it was a “miracle” that I was able to go to see the flying ; my first visit to a public entertainment for eight years. I went on Tuesday to the Aerodrome. I was close to poor Rolls when he gave himself to save other
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