A MASTERPIECE
AERONAUTICAL SKILL.
RESCUE OF NOBILE. United Press Agsn.—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. (Received 1.15 p;m!) . LONDON, June 24. A meksagh' from King’s Bay states that the landing of the Swedish aeropltm'e named the Uplands was a niast'erpiece- of aeronautical skill, owing' to tne' shifting ice which was splitting rapidlly. Icefloes weighing many tons were being tossed about like cork's. During the excitement of the Upland’s landing, Col. Nobile was struck by ice, the bone m his leg being shockingly broken. His condition made it essential for hini to be rushed to the Quest, though his companions had to be left behind.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 75, 25 June 1928, Page 6
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