IN THE AIR.
AIRSHIP IN FLAMES. NOT VET DISCOVERED. LONG DISTANCE FLYING. ("Press Association —Copyright.] (Received Aug. 19. S.ij a.m.) BERLIN, Thursday. Woodsmen a t observed an airship in llames. The car fVi'l iii one of the Ihullow- of the* forest, and lias not yet been discovered. A LONG JOURNEY. M. MOISSANT'S ACHIEVEMENT. LONDON. Thursday. The Paris to London flight was M. Jlois-uut's fifth ascent. He is 35 years of ago. and wan born at Chicago. Tic wore a layer of Japanese paper over his clothes, owing to- the cold. M. Fileu.x, a mechanic, accompanied M. Moissan.t, who did nor know the country. Throughout' he steered 'by the compass, with the aid of maps. He used a Bieric: iru .••-•- plane, with a liiiuiiic motor. The wind three times caught the mono|.lai:.e, and threatened to capsize it. It was sucked down . evcral hundred feet 'before it righted. M; Moissant 'will! continue his journey to-day, seeking.to reach the Crystal Palace.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 19 August 1910, Page 5
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158IN THE AIR. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 19 August 1910, Page 5
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