ARCTIC RESCUES
SWEDES’ GOOD WORK
NOBILE ON BASE SHIP (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) ROME, June 25. It is officially announced that during the night of June 23 and 24 a Swedish plane, fitted with runners, made a bold landing near General Nobile. who was taken to Honpolen Straits, whence another Swedish plane took him to Virgo Bay, where he was placed on board the “Citta di Milia.no.”
The Swedish aeroplane again approached the Nobile party in the daytime, but overturned in making a difficult landing. The pilot was not injured. LATER.
A Swedish aeroplane has rescued a second member of the Italia’s crew, who is now on board the “Citta Di Milano.”
FAR .EAST SERVICE.
PARIS, June 25
Commant Glaizo, who has been organising a commercial air service from Rangoon to Vink, in Annam, has returned. He states that the service will run in conjunction with a British service from London to Australia connecting at Rangoon. It is proposed to establish a Bureau of Commercial Aviation for Indo-China and France, to encourage the use of the service, which will bring Indo-China within a few days of France.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 26 June 1928, Page 5
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