MRS. MILLER'S LANDING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 134, 4 December 1930, Page 9

MRS. MILLER'S LANDING

ASHAMED OF FAILURE

ANGRY WITH CRITICS

Drifted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. MIAMI, 2na December. Karl Voelkert, who flew to Nass.au and returned on Tuesday in a relief aeroplane, brought back copies of a statement given by Mrs. Keith Miller, the airwoman, who made a forced landing in the Bahamas, en route from Cuba to Florida. She said in a part of this: I am most unhappy about myself. As an experienced flyer, I feel ashamed to think that I failed to reach my objective. Those who suggested that I might do so for publicity purposes are despicable. I hope my reputation as- a sportswoman is good enough to refute such a thought. Mrs. Miller and Captain Lancaster expect to iiy \o Miami on Wednesday in the aeroplane with which she made the forced landing at Andros Island. Captain Lancaster and Mr. John Liggett flew to Nassau on Tuesday, where they picked up Mrs. Miller. They proceeded to the stranded aeroplane with gasoline and oil. Mr. Liggett has returned to Miami.

A previous message stated that aviation circles were puzzled as to why Mrs. Miller ended her flight in the Bahamas. The assumption would be that she was blown eastward, but aviators said that the winds on Friday blew strongly from the east.