OVER VESUVIUS
FRENCH AVIATORS' EXPERIENCE RETURN QF COSTE AND I.E BRIX Presi Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, April 15. (Received April IG, at 11 a.m.) Captain Coste, interviewed, said that the greatest thrill of their flight was crossing the crater of Vesuvius. They flew from sunshine into a dark cloud of fumes which burned their eyes and throats. They had to light their way through, and were thankful to see the blue, sky again. Captain Coste expressed the opinion that although their time from Tokio to Paris was a. record it could easily he beaten. He was confident that the distance could he flown under six days. They found a long flight less tiring than a short one, and became accustomed to the shortage of fond and sleep. President Doumcrguc. gave a reception to the aviators, wiio were afterwards acclaimed by a huge concourse of Parisians.—Australian Press Asso-
ciation.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19280416.2.50
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 19842, 16 April 1928, Page 6
Word Count
147OVER VESUVIUS Evening Star, Issue 19842, 16 April 1928, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in