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GERMAN AIRMAN FORCED DOWN .landing in the. sea. SINGAPORE, October 10. The German airman Von Gronau was forced to descend in the sea off Tavoy (Burma) owing to engine trouble. The steamer Karagola is towing the plane to port. ALTITUDE RECORD CONFIRMED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 10. (Received Oct. 11, at 5.5 p.m.) The Federation of 'Aeronautics International confirmed the world altitude record for aeroplanes which was established by C. F. Uwins, a British airman, in a Vicker’s Vespa biplane fitted with a Bristol Pegasus engine. Uwins reached about eight and a-half miles, beating the United States record by 800 feet.. The Marquis of Londonderry, on behalf of the Air Council, in a congratulatory message to Uwins, says that the success of the attempt was a tribute to Uwin’s own skill and to the efficiency of British aircraft and engines. LANDING FIELDS IN CANADA. AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME. OTTAWA, October 10. (Received Oct. 11, at 9 p.m.) The Department of National Defence is about to embark on an extensive programme throughout the country for clearing and establishing aviation landing fields. When the programme is completed Canada will have a chain from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21773, 12 October 1932, Page 7
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