FLYING DOCTOR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 235, 4 October 1937, Page 8

FLYING DOCTOR.

HUNGER AND THIRST. STRICT MEDICAL CARE. WALKING IH CIRCLES. SYDNEY, October 1. Weakened by hunger and thirst, Dr. Clyde Fenton, North Australia's missing flying doctor, was rescued by. FlightLieutenant Hely and flown to Newcastle Waters.

Dr. Cook, who reports that Dr. Fenton's condition leaves much to be desired, hopes that with strict medical care Dr. Fenton will be fully restored to health. Dr. Fenton will have to remain at Newcastle Waters for some days before being taken to Darwin for further treatment and to convalesce. Dr. Fenton'a Moth aeroplane was forced down through lack of petrol, and' was undamaged. The flying doctor had been missing for six days after setting out from his headquarters at Katherine on a medical flight to Tanumbrini Station. When fouild Dr. Fenton had started to walk to Tanumbrini Station, 20 miles away. He was walking around in circles. Staggering Along Track. In staccato messages to the Air Board, Flight-Lieutenant Hely described how he had first sighted a man staggering along the track to Tanunrbrini Station. He flew low around the man and recognised him as the missing doctor. Signalling that he would land, he swooped down alongside the doctor's 'plane. ,

Running to the assistance of the lost man, he escorted him back to the R.A.A.F. Rapide, and gave him water and a little lijiht food. After waiting for half an hotir he decided to take ofT with Dr. Fen ton a3 passenger, end landed at Newcastle Waters an hour later. Dr. Cook, the North Australian Government Medical Officer, was awaiting hk arrival, and he immediately look charge of the patient. The announcement that Dr. Fenton was safe was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm in Darwin. Judge Wells made a public announcement in Court. He had previously announced bis intention of adjourning the Court and joining in the search. ft in understood that Flight-Lieuten-ant Holy will he recommended for the Air Force Cross for hi-* splendid work in rescuing Sir Herbert Cepp in May and Dr. Fenton. He has thus twice repaid the effort expended i„ searching for him when he wan lost with two airmen in April in.Hi. On that occasion Flight-Lieutenant Kiintns wus awarded the A l<" C for his location of Flight-Lieutenant Hely and '