MANAWATU 'PLANE.
Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, July 17. The Manawatu Tiger Dloth aeroplane piloted by Mr. W. Howell, which made an emergency landing at Pelorus Sound yesterday, was got aboard a punt this morning and is now being towed to Eli Bay, where there is sufficient flat land for the take-off. The ’plane has to he towed by a launch twelve miles Dir. Howell is unlikely to be able to take off until late this afternoon, if then. The pilot performed a remarkable feat in landing the ’plane unharmed on a small and fairly broken flat which, although far from ideal, is the best bit of country in the vicinity.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 194, 18 July 1939, Page 8
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110MANAWATU 'PLANE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 194, 18 July 1939, Page 8
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