MISSING FLIER.
EXPLOSION THEORY WRONG.AVIATOR SEEN AN HOUR LATER MYSTERY STILL- UNSOLVED. ißritisli Official Wireless.i RUGBY, Act.' 22.) The position indicated in the message stating that- an explosion was seen by the steamer Miraeh, is about •500 miles east of Commander Mac-' Donald's- starting, point. He would have been in that- area at L 1.30 p.in. on Wednesday, 64 hours after-he left Newfoundland. There could have been no explosion in the aeroplane then, as he was seen at 12.33 a.m. on Thursday, an hour laker, by the steamer Eardenourg. it is suggested that he had already found himself in difficulties and was throwing out Yerey lights as-signals of distress Such lights, dropjved from a height, would be visile at a great distance... The mysterious point, .f .bis happened, is that- ho should been seen flying: an bear later, apparently all well. , •-* „ , -
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10724, 23 October 1928, Page 5
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141MISSING FLIER. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10724, 23 October 1928, Page 5
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