EAGLE ATTACKS AIRMAN.
DRIVEN OFF WITH REVOLVER.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.Copyright, Paris, May 25. An extraordinary incident occurred during the Paris to Madrid aeroplane race.
One of the competitors, an airman named Gilbert, was flying towards the Pyrenees, when an eagle suddenly swooped down on him.
Gilbert was fortunately armed with a revolver, and firing two shots, drove the eagle off.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 7
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