LANCASTER LOST

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 222, 18 April 1933, Page 5

LANCASTER LOST

INTENSE SEARCH BEING MADS , r v England to Capetown Flight INSURED AGAINST EXPENSES Prpss Association—Copyright London. April 16.—The authorities have advised all Army and Air Force posts to maintain a lookout for Captain Lancaster, who has been lost while Hying from England to Caps Town, says Ihe Algiers correspondent »f the Times. Lancaster had received permission' to fly across French territory. He was insured against expenses incurred in a possible mishap. This permission was apparently lost at Barcelona, but the Oran authorities allowed him to proceed at his own risk. A sirocco prevailed after hie departure from Oran. An earlier message from Colombeacher stated that Captain Lancas ter landed at Iteggan and left for (;.'io. but bad not been seen since. Tk Saharan Company dispatched a mo tor-car mi search of Lancaster, but I lie motorists discovered no clue of tho aviator. French military aeroplanes have commenced an intensive search for Lancaster. This news stopped Mrs Keith Miller from completing plans tor an organised search for Lancaster who is carrying sufficient food and water for ten daye. ITALIAN AIRMAN MISSING AGAIN Press Association. —Hnpyright. Calcutta. April 16—Great arxiety is felt for Captaii Rcbbiano, the'ltalian airman who ib attempting to fly to "Australia. He left Calcutta at 3 0.15 on Friday night for Vistoria Point: and has not arrived. Both Akyab and Victoria Point ara unaware of his whereabouts. It is feared he has met with an accident. Extremely heavy storms raged during the w>eek-ci»* in the Bay of Bengal and Burma, and it is feared he has fallen into the Bay of Bengal. WRECKAGE OF MACHINE FOUND

Press AseoHaJior*.— ' Re*l. Today, 10.30 a.m. Calcutta, April IT—The wreckage of an aeroplane found floating near Chittagong is believed to be Robbiano's machine. MISS BATTEN'S ILL-LUCK Press AssoHaii<-n--Conyright Calcutta. April 16—Ill-luck dogs Miss Jean Batten, who today was slightly injured in a forced landing three mile: from tl e R.A.F. aerodrome at Karachi. Miss Batten is attempting to fly from England to Australia. Miss Batten titer fitting a new propeller at the scene of her.recent misImp, started for Karachi. Engine tu:puhle developed and she crashed on a ledge and badly damaged the plane. She is shewing some signs of physical exhaustion and anxiety. Severe Shock Suffered TRIBESMEN'S GOOD INTENTIONS prnss Association. —Copyright. Received To-day, 10.5 a.m. Calcutta, April IS.—Jean Batten suffered seven l shock necessitating medioftl aid when her plane somer".aulted and crashed near Karachi. The reason why the machine could not be discovered from the air was because friendly Baluchi tribesmen of Las Beln fearing the machine might, be damaged by raging sandstorms protected it with camel cloths, completely camouflaging it, but they uegVected to cover the engine, into which the sand penetrated, causing misfire and stoppage after departure for Karachi.