THE ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
I am sure I express the feeling of but when I say I hope the world, inconsideriii the attempt of Captain HacDonald to crxw tie Atlantic in a Moth 'plane, will give j its sympathy, not to the captain, but to hk wife. To many of us the central finre ™ what seems to be a tragedy is not the® aima* flying alone over the ocean, but the wife waiting for news. Surely in such a case, whatever her protestations to the contrary may be, tfca woman deserves consideration. If Captain Mac Donald had succeeded he would havn received all the applause. Little thought would have been given to the woman who had sona through such mental agonv. And what was the spur of fame in this case? The desire to equal the achievement of Lindbergh. Captain Mac Dona Id's first duty was to his wife and child, and I for one think much less of hin for falling to the temptation to win fame is such a hazard. The higher patriotism Mi the higher courage was to refrain.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 250, 22 October 1928, Page 6
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