POLAR AIRSHIP.
“ITALIA” AT KING’S BAY
(Australian Press Association.) LONDON, May 8
A belated message from King’s Bay (Spitzbergen) states that the excitement created on the Italia’s arrival was only comparable with that created by the disappearance three years ago' of Raold Amundsen. The Italia had a fair voyage, hut the crew were in a constant state of anxiety during a ceaseless vigilance over the icebound sea.
Prevailing winds at King’s Bay made an immediate landing impossible, hut ropes were gradually thrown out to willing helpers until there was the semblance of a maypole scene. Two members of the crew were frostbitten during the landing. The next stage of the flight is delayed owing to one motor requiring an overhaul.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 136, 9 May 1928, Page 7
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