AVIATION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10748, 12 September 1913, Page 5

AVIATION.

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN DISASTER

United Press Association.—By Elec- j trio Telegraph.—Copyright. Berlin, September 11 l Zeppelin No 5 when oomiug to manoenvres was unable to enter the shed at Leipzig owing to a ntrong wind There were 150 persons holding, but a sudden gust carried up the airship, and it was only saved by promptly re starting the motors Four soldiers who had not relinquished their hold on the ropes were carried up. One jumped and another entered the ear, while the other two were killed, falling 450 feet.

RUSSIAN'S REMARKABLE FEAT.

St. Petersburg, September 11

Lieut. Hesteroff, while flyiug, described a complete vertical circle at a height of 1900 feet, and then volplaned to the earth. LI DISASTER. Berlin, September 11. Th 9 official account attributes the LI disaster to the gale, and says the airship struck the water nose foremost £>nd broke amidships in several places The vessel was in nowise overweighted, and the disaster in nowise diminished the lighting value of Zeppelins. *■