THE EAGLE MAN.
RECORD HIGH ZXXGHT. EXCESSIVE COLD ALOFT. PARIS, August 3. The French airman, Lecointe. reached a height of 10,900 metre* (f1.77 miles), breaking the world , * altitude record. Describing hie flight, he uid he began to uee oxygen after reaching a height of 5000 metres. He would have reached ■ 2 000 metre*, but the oxygen showed eigns of exhaustion. "Just how cold it was I cannot tell you," he said, "for the thermometer buret at 40 below zero. It must have been near 50." M. Leeointe was clad in an electrically heated fur com bination suit. The aeeent occupied 80 minutes. It would have been possible in 4o minutes, but he was anxioua not to strain his motor. The descent took 35 minutes. "I intend to reach 12,000 metres next time." concluded M. Lβcointe.— (A. and NX Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 185, 4 August 1923, Page 7
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