ECLIPSE OF MOON.
OBSERVATION FROM THE AIR. LONDON, January 9. Though clouds precluded the observation of an eclipse of the moon in London, a pilot, wireless operator, photographer, and passenger defying bad' weather, attained a height of 12,000 ft over Heston aerodrome and obtained an excellent view. The clouds compelled the pilot to fly blind under wireless control from Heston. There were rain clouds from 1000 to 8000 feet, above which everything was clear. The flight lasted two hours and a half.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 75, 10 January 1936, Page 4
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82ECLIPSE OF MOON. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 75, 10 January 1936, Page 4
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