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UNCONSCIOUS IN PLANE.

PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES FILMS. A REMA RK A RLE EXP ERIEK OE. A remarkable story of how he filmed the ''roof” of the Andes while unconscious was told recently by Mr ,J. C. Bee Mason, the explorer, who has returned to London from youth America. Mi- Mason started his flight over Illimani, one of the highest mountains in South America, 21,300 feet above sea ieivei, with an English pilot named Russell Ranting. "At 1(500 feet,” he said, "1 began to feel the effect of the altitude and siginilded' to Banting to turn on the oxygen. After that I felt better, and standing up, exposed somir film.

"After a time I looked round again and saw we were close to Illimani <amd utmost leved with the top. I had removed my gloves to operate the cameras and my lingers were almost frozen. I noticed my camera was covered with ice.

“The rest of the journey is a complete blank to me. I knew no more until 1 heard -u> voice say: ‘Fetch the doctor at once,’ laind found we wenehack at La Pass. 1 w«« not allowed: to leave the machine until the doctor had given me an injection, and 1 wais then taken to the hospital and made to drink two large cups of black coffee.” •'I soon revived, and on looking at my camera found it had registered 150 feet. I was puzzled, as J distinctly i onjienibefod nutting I lie me lor back to zero before starting, and I hud exposed HO feet, before losing consciousness l . “I went to bed. but was unable to rest. I could not explain why the camera registered 150 feet, so decided to get up and develop my negative ant! find out what, the other 90 feet wais. i was amazed 1 at the result.

“I had a utonderfuj, picture of the snow-capped peaks of the Andes, and the finsri scene was a. magnificent view ■of Illimani.”

“Banting afterwards told m<» that when ‘about 21 000 feet up I -stood, up and vigorously turned the LaincMc -of my caincra. He noticed T had a strange look on ir.:v face and wondered what was wrong. S-oon alter that I collapsed.”

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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 15 August 1929, Page 7

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UNCONSCIOUS IN PLANE. Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 15 August 1929, Page 7

UNCONSCIOUS IN PLANE. Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 15 August 1929, Page 7