TWO KILLED.
'PLANE CRASH IN INDIA. ■ (Received 10 a.m.) CALCUTTA, March 21. Flying Officer J. Brown and Aircraftsman A. Wood were killed when a Royal Air Force aeroplane crashed at Spezand, 15 miles from Quetta.
AIMS AT RECORDS. YOUNG ITALIAN FLYER. LONDON, March 15. To Australia in seven days, and a record return journey, is the aim of the youthful Italian aviator, Captain Leonida Robbiano, who started a flight last week, but was forced to return to Croydon. He is making his attempt on the record because he considers the Australian route and distance to be the most strenuous test for his 'plane, which he believes to be "perfect." It is an AngloItalian combination, having a Breda body and a Gipsy 111. engine. Robbiano is tall and dark, and is the most handsome officer in the Italian Air Force. He is one of the three best Italian aces, the others being Lombardi and Count Mazzotti, with whom recently Robbiano was associated in long-distance flying. All are rich, and are devoting part of their wealth to the development of Italian aviation. His destination is Darwin, but he will refuel at Bari, Aleppo, Basra, Karachi, Calcutta, Victoria Point, Singapore, and Bima. He will visit Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 68, 22 March 1933, Page 7
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