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FLYING DOCTOR. BRISBANE, January 16. The pilot Berry, abandoned the attempt to fly the plane from the stranded position, owing to heavy rain. He has arrived at Almora station. ITALIAN ATLANTIC CROSSING. BUENOS AIRES, January 15. The Italian Embassy announced that Tondi landed on the Brazilian Island of Fernando Noronha, 380 miles north-west of Pernambuco. He flew 4,400 miles in 34 hours and 25 minutes. RIO DE JANEIRO, January 15. The Civil Aeronautics Author.ty has announced that it has received a call for help from Colonel Angelo Tondi, who is attempting a world’s distance record flight to Italy from Patagonia. The Italian was believed to be in mid-Atlantic, when he advised by radio that one engine was failing.
REASON OF LANDING. (Received January 16, 1.5 p.m.). RIO DE JANIERO, January 15. Tondi’s landing was caused by a fuel pipe breaking during a storm.
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Grey River Argus, 17 January 1940, Page 5
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