LOST IN A FOG.
FIVE BRITISH AEROPLANES. PILOTS' SKILFUL LANDINGS. British Wireless. RUGBY, Sept, 26. Five naval aeroplanes were lost in a fog which enveloped the Moray Firth to-day. They were employed in manoeuvres when tho fog descended suddenly. Anxiety was felt as the machines' supply of petrol gave them a flight range of only two and a-half hours. However, the pilots all landed safely in a field near Buckie. The landings involved considerable feats of piloting in view of the restricted spacu.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20372, 28 September 1929, Page 11
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