NUNGESSER’S FLIGHT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16339, 13 May 1927, Page 11

NUNGESSER’S FLIGHT

WAS AMERICA REACHED?

CREDENCE GIVEN TO A THEORY

,Llec. Tel. Copyright— Din Led Press Assn. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received. May 13, 3 p.m.) ST. JOHNS (Newfoundland), May 12,

News from Harbor Grace says considerable verisimilitude is given to reports of the possibility that Captain Nungesser’s ’plane arrived on the American continent and may have crashed in an inaccessible forest stretch near here by statements made to a magistrate by four or live responsible persons that they heard the whirr of an aeroplane propeller on Monday morning, but were unable to see the machine owing to the dense fog. it is held that since no other 'plane can be traced as having flown over this region at that time there is some reason to believe the machine was the one in question. Tho wooded lowlands in this region are of such a nature that only an extensive search could disclose the presence of the itiers.

It is understood that tho Newfoundland Government will order a party out to scour the. area.

THE MAIDSTONE CRASH (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association./ (Received May 13, 1 p.m.) . LON DON, May 12. Flying-Officer Foot, who was killed at, Maidstone, dive-nosed from a height of 50ft. Tho pilot was Hung through the propeller and cut- to pieces.

BYRD WILL CARRY LIFEBOATS WHEN FLYING ATLANTIC CHICAGO, April 13. Commander Richard Bvrd, who led ill* first, airplane expedition over the North Role, told to-day of new improvements be will employ in Ins projected attempt at a non-stop trans-Atlantio flight. A valve to release the fuel in the b'OO-gallon gas tank will keep the monoplane upright in case, of a forced landing. The machine will not carry pontoons. Instead it. will be equipped with collapsible lileboals.

Tho commander expects his plane will be completed at Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., in two weeks. Then lie will announce a dale for the take-off.