NEARLY A CRASH
LORD SEMPILL'S FLIGHT
ALTERATIONS TO MACHINE
(Received July 14, 10.40 a.m.)
LONDON, July 13.
The "Sun-Herald" news agency is informed that a defect in a petrol feed pipe twice caused a stoppage of the engine of Lord Sempill's aeroplane on the interrupted night to Australia, and that ■ only superhuman efforts by a mechanic prevented a crash. Extra tanks have been scrapped and new auxiliary petrol carriers are being fitted. ' .
Lord Sempill is unlikely to start again- for Australia for at least two weeks.
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Evening Post, Issue 12, 14 July 1936, Page 9
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86NEARLY A CRASH Evening Post, Issue 12, 14 July 1936, Page 9
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