SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE.
• DANGERS OF AEROPLANING. Bj Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. LONDON, 17th July. Two sensational occurrences took place at tho Bournemouth aviation meeting. Mr. Robert Loraine, the actor, was flying in the afternoon in a biplane, in a gusty wind,' and as he > was nearing the sea torrents of rain came down. The aeroplane was seen to roll, and was then lost sight of. Mr. Loraine, however, landed safely at Alum Bay, at the western end of the Isle of Wight. The Hon. Alan Boyle, while monoplaning, struck a mound in a field, and the machine somersaulted. Mr. Boyle is suffering from concussion of the brain, but has partly recovered consciousness. [Mr. Loraine made his first appearance on the stage in 1889, in the English provinces, and since then has built up a big reputation in London and the United States. The Hon. Alan Boyle, fifth son of the Earl of Glasgow, one-time Governor of New Zealand, was born in 1886.] A MOTOR STOPS. AVIATOR'S LUCKY ESCAPE. (Received July 18, 9 a.m.) PARIS, 17th July. At Havre, M. Mollon was aeroplaning at a height of 975 feet, when the motor stopped. Mollon aeroplaned slantingly to the water and.escaped without injury.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 15, 18 July 1910, Page 7
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