ROUGH AIR TRIP
FOUR ’PLANES BATTLE Against head winds. ONE MACHINE DAMAGED IN FORCED LANDING. (Press Association.) BLENHEIM,' Feb. 23. Four airplanes which loft Dunedin yesterday for Wellington had an exceptionally rough trip throughout. All weiit well until they approached Blenheim last evening. ' when, as 1 a result of a four hours’ battle against bead winds from Christchurch, petrol supplies ran lew. Captain .T. Stedman, of the Wellington Aero Club, who had Air. C. C. Waite asx'a passenger in the club’s Spartan, made a forced landing-'in a Paddock at Blind River, belonging to Mr. J. Costello. The machine overturned and smashed a propeller, but tbe airmen escaped unhurt. Pilot Jameson, of Wellington, flying solo in a Metli, turned hack and landed safely alongside the Spartan. . The other two machines, piloted by Mr. Sinclair, of Masterton, and Air. F. McDonald, of Wellington, reached Blenheim with their petrol exhausted, and just swooped into' the ’drome. A propeller for the Spartan is being sent- from Wellington,' and the machine-.will fly home when the weather clears. - „..- -
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11448, 24 February 1931, Page 7
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