MOIR AND OWEN
3 P-M. EDITION
TRYING JOURNEY FROM ENGLAND.
AIRMEN’S FORTUNATE ESCAPE.
(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received May 28, 12.35 p.m. SYDNEY, May 28. Flight-Lieutenant Moir continues his story of the flight from Bima to Cape Oen.
“Wo asked the people at the lighthouse if they could inform Darwin of our whereabouts. To our dismay they informed us that they were completely isolated—without telephone, wireless or boats of any description. Every day since our arrival the natives had been burning fires in the hope of attracting attention of any one passing. “Though we are disappointed at not reaching Darwin, we realised that we had a very fortunate escape, after having fought every mile of the way from England,, through terrific heat, sand storms and monsoonal rains. Owen worked every night, and in most cases all night, to eliminate any chance of engine failure.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 151, 28 May 1929, Page 8
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