HISTORIC AEROPLANE.
WAS TROPHT FOR DOMINION. [Br TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT] WELLINGTON, Friday. The German Albatross aeroplane which is being forwarded to New Zealand from Egypt has an interesting history. It was chased down by Captain Green near Lake Doiran, Salonika, The pilot was a German non-commissioned officer and a passenger was. a prince, supposed to be a nephew of the Kaiser. 'Outmanoeuvred in the air, the prince surrendered and ordered the pilot to laud. Both were taken prisoners, and Captain Green flew th a machine direct to Salonika and handed it over It was shipped to Alexandria and sent to Aboukir, where it was rebuilt and flown by Major Millar and Major Peck. On one of the machine's flights the engine stopped and it was not Sown again. The aeroplane was exhibited at Cairo and at the Alexandria war museum. This trophy will come to th« $a&(H»J W*^Maset®,7
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17234, 9 August 1919, Page 8
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147HISTORIC AEROPLANE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17234, 9 August 1919, Page 8
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