AEROPLANE WRECKAGE.
TELX-TALE, PATCH OF OIL. (By Tel»s?rnpli.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Friday. More aeroplane wreckage, almost certainly from the missing Gypsy Moth which is thougnt to have crashed into the sea of)' Makara 011 its return from the South Island aero pageant last Tuesday, has been discovered at Oliau Bay. A patch of oil observed from tHe air yesterday leads to the conclusion that the machine lies in the middle of the bay about 200 yds from the shore. Piloting a Wellington Aero Club machine yesterday, Mr. 1,. Taylor, with Mr. .1. Kirkeahlie as observer, noticed an extensive patch of oil floating offshore. It is hoped that a launch will be abb- to get into the bay to-morrow to search thoroughly.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 72, 27 March 1937, Page 6
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