MAJOR MARTIN SAFE.
ROUND WORLD PLIGHT. PLANE STRIKES MOUNTAIN. •LOST FOR SEVEN DAYS. By Telegraph Association—Copyright. (Received 8.5 p.m.) Renter. SEATTLE. May 11. A message received from Cordova, Alaska,' reports that Major Martin, commander of the United States round-the-world flight, who has been missing in the fourth air cruiser, is safe at Port Mollcr ■Bay. ''■ '' * " ' . Major Martin's machine was completely wrecked 'through striking a mountain 199 miles west of Chignik. , He and his companion were lost for seven days. t The airmen were finally found by trappers in "a cabin on the southernmost point of Port Roller Bay on the morning of May 7. PORTUGUESE VENTURE. new machine sent. • • •• . ' ,' • ; A. and N.Z. ? '■ LISBON. May 11. A new aeroplane is being despatched to the Portuguese airmen who were attempting to fly round the world and who crashed at Pipar, Jodhpur, India. . It is fitted with a radiator specially designed for long-distance flights in the tropics.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18707, 13 May 1924, Page 9
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