FLYING NEWS
FORCED LANDING IN ENGLISH CHANNEL TWO FLYERS RESCUED BY , FISHERMEN LITTLE INJURY (British . Official. Wireless.) . RUGBY, May 2. : Two airmen, Gadaar, a. IP-year-old Indian of Bombay, and M. Hell, of’.Vienna, 20, made a- forced landing in Hie fog over the Channel dor ing Lite night when their petrol supply became exhausted. Their distress signals were observed by the crew of a French fishing boat iwliich was 18 miles northwest of Dioppo and - both airmen wore rescued, having suffered' no injury apart from a few bruises. The airmen, who had. been undergoing advanced aviation instruction at Southampton, were returning from tlio air pilots’ conference at! Genoa when tlio mishap occurred. RUBIN AND WALLER'S RECORD' " m'OLLISON DEPLORES NON- ’ RECOGNITION UhT.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright)' . LONDON,’ May. the. . Mr.. J. ,;A:. AJollisdn, the, .official, liplder of "’the record, !.depiorps .tfie, Aero 'Club’s decision not/ to uise .Messrs" Rubin and Ata/ler’s tocord' iiiglit .from Australia to London ju.'S days 12'llburs.* He says it was a 1 wonderful .‘.achfeveihoiit for thorn aiidiior'BritislY engines',' „ . * . CBritisb ‘Olficiiii ’ Wireless.) , ‘ , ‘ j RUGBY, May V., ' In 1 /their ' flight" fro in. ” A uVtralia .to England, Mr Rybin • piloted; througho at,' while' Mr AY a 1 lev ’ navigated. Mr, s Walicr tairglit All,* Rpbiji to fly .only last ' supfmor/. T ’ > ... A -
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 12244, 4 May 1934, Page 3
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