FLYING DUCHESS.
ARRIVAL IN INDIA. FAST RETURN TRIP PLANNED. (rxrrsD raist asßocia.tioh—jt bljbctbic TSLS33APH —COPYRIGHT.) (Received August 6th, 10 p.m.) DELHI, August 6. "It has been a wonderful trip —the only unpleasant stage of the journey was between Bushire and Karachi, where we encountered sandstorms," declared the Duchesa of Bedford, who, at the age of 64, has flown from England to India in four days. The Duchess, who took turna with Captain C. D. Barnard in piloting the Fokker monoplane Spider, stayed at Government House as the guest of Sir Frederick Svkes. The flyers are planning to commence the return flight to-day in an effort to make the journey out and back in a week.—Australian Press Association. AEROPLANE SHATTERED BY LIGHTNING. PILOT'S MANGLED BODY FOUND. VANCOUVER, August 5. Lightning struck an aeroplane when at a height of 4000 feet over the Mojave Desert, and the fragments literally rained from the clouds. Virgil Cline was piloting the mac. ine when the flash struck the gas tank. The flyer's broken and mangled body was quickly found. Fragments of the wings continued to descend for half an hour. —Australian Press Association.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19691, 7 August 1929, Page 11
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