“SHE’S A WRECK”

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16908, 23 March 1929, Page 5

“SHE’S A WRECK”

POLAR PLANE MISHAP SURVIVOR’S NARRATIVE (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.! (Copyrighted 1928 ’ ,y the New York Tunes C'o., and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. All rights for putiicalion reserved throughout Ihe world.)

(By Wire-less to the New York Times.) (By Russel! Owen.) (Received March 28, 11 a.m.) BAY OF WHALES, March 22.

Relating the story of the wrecked aeroplane, Harold dune, after describing the fury of the wind, said: “ It had done all it couid do tons when wo turned in for the night. Next morning the wind dropped, and we saw ow plane half a mile away. The snow blocks where she had been anchored were untouched. The craft had been lifted straight up while Hie blocks of snow, which had been piled on the skis of the plane, were strewn for a quarter of a mile. “Despite the dangerous nature of the icy surface, Balclien went to the plane. Wo could see him crawling back with a knife and a ski stick to hold him from being blown away. He was a long time returning, and then exclaimed: ‘She’s a wreck.’ In the afternoon we all wore able to go, as the wind was only blowing at 40 miles an hour. The plane lay 50ft, from where she had first hit. All agreed with Balchen that the plane certainly was wrecked.’’