CAPTAIN WILSON’S ORDEAL.
THEORY AS TO CAUSE OF CRASH A FAULT IN THE ALTIMETER. (Received This Day, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 1. The newspapers publish con Acting accounts of the statements front Captain Wilson. According to “The Daily Telegraph’s” Alexandria correspondent, Captain Wilson said he struck out toward the shore and reached the entrance to the harbour. He tried to climb the wall hut was unable to grip the barnacle-covered stonework and was forced to swim away. He took off all his clothing in order to keep afloat. Captain Wilson said he believed the •crash was due to a fault in the altimeter. Apparently one of the engines cut out. Captain Wilson decided to alight outside the harbour. He was then, according to the altimeter, 2000 feet up. The other engine failed as he began the descent in the darkness, consequently Captain Wilson was obliged to rely entirely on the altimeter which, however, showed 200 feet when the ’plane struck the water.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 68, 2 January 1936, Page 5
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