THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Plane in Meteor Shower SAN FRANCISCO, September 28. Driving head-on at an altitude of 1000 feet into a great shower of meteors, some of which exploded with sufficient force to rock the ship, a crowded New York-San Francisco aeroplane participated in a thrilling sky jaunt at dawn today,.
Ono globe of Arc camo so close that the co pilot was obliged tu swerve the aeroplane in order to avoid a collision with the heavenly body, which plunged to earth in a trail of fire.
Another meteor of giant size explod ed directly in the path of tho 'plant in a burst of light, illuminating the sky for a considerable distance. The meteor was visible from the ground below, where it was reported by one observer a* an unknown aeroplane that had fallen in flames.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 246, 29 September 1934, Page 7
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