HIGH FLYING.
ZEPPELIN'S AIRSHIP. (UT TEtfEUltAl'll— I'ICES*» J Borlln, March 14. Count Zeppelin's airship, ,iu a trial, attained an altitude of 1720 metres (rouL'hlv 5650 feot). (Reo. March 15, 9.53 p.m.) London, March 15. The "Daily Mail" says that the Wright Bros, have ordered tho construction of six aeroplanes in England. Messrs. Jarrott and Letts, the well-known motorists, are importing four Wright aeroplanes. Tho first has been offered to the Government and an Australian has acquired tho option of tho second, which will arrive in England in May.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 457, 16 March 1909, Page 5
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88HIGH FLYING. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 457, 16 March 1909, Page 5
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