TALES OF A "SKY PILOT."

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 2 (Supplement)

TALES OF A "SKY PILOT."

K. Longford Smith. F.P..0.5.. the first airman to fly across Arnhem Land, an isolated stretch of country in the extreme north of Australia, has followed up liis thrilling "Sky Pilot in Arnheni Land." with an equally' thrilling sequel. Tt is called "Sky Pilot's Last Flight.*' and is published by Angus and Robertson. Mr. Smith, who is little more than 20, is lame, and not particularly strong, but he has been for some time in charge of a C.M.S. station, ministering to the aborigines in this isolate region. His new book is a further account of his work, of his strange pets, of the blacks, of bushrangers and their ways. of the country, and of his adventures on land and water, and in his aeroplane "Sky Pilot." It i,s all told in intimate. vivid fashion, and brings orlt his courage, intrepidity, and resourcefulness. The book, indeed, reads more like fiction than fact, but there is no question of the author's sincerity, and his disarming modesty is no less obvious. If there is tragedy in the story, there is also much humour, and a number of amusing bn«h yarns.