LOST IN DESERT.
AIRMEN'S EXPERIENCES. MAROOWED OH CLIFF. LONDON, December IX Tin* correspondent, of the "Times" at Cairo says that an epic air story comes from Anwnuii. A machine flying from Rumrcs, in Palestine, to Amman, which could not lie located at the aerodrome, had only v two hours' supply of fuel, and was lost in the rugged, arid tract across the Jordan. Many machines were to search, but they could find no trace for four days. Then wandering Arabs said they had s«en the missing machine flying in a north-east direction, and on a further search being made the searchers caw a column of smoke, and found the observer marooned on the edge of a cliff, from which they rescued him. The pilot had gone to seek help, ai*i the machines located him in a Bedoni-* camp. When they landed they krpr tliPHf engines running lest they should It*" attacked by the Bedouins, who, hownvei j became friendly. All the airmen returned safely to I Amma-n.
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 303, 21 December 1921, Page 5
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