Plane Has Its Ups And Down
DARWIN,' Mon. (11.30 . a.mJ—T® chapter of accidents which' occur,® since a Lockheed Hudson aircraft qS longing to a Sydney company set on for Athens on January 23 to bring nines Greek migrants to Australia, is colL tinning.
The plane broke a wheel when taxiing to the hangar after its arrival at| Darwin from Java, and will be grounded for at least two days. 1 On the journey to Athens the plan*!
was delayed: Four days at Cloncurry because'-
engine trouble. Eight days in Singapore because papers were not in order. -X. Five days :n Cyprus tances from Australia to penses had not arrived. After seven days in waiting for a petrol plane set out on its return but was grounded: Two days in Saudi A rabir.H||||||i of engine trouble. ' One day in Calcutta neto trouble. -
Fifteen days in Rangoon vJ ing remittances from Austii While in Rangoon the pi charter flights to earn monl the hotel expenses of the 1 and crew.
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Northern Advocate, 15 March 1948, Page 3
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