WILKINS TELLS ABOUT ANTARCTIC HAZARDS
HUGE CREVASSES —AIRPLANE HITS GREAT ALBATROSS (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.46 a.m. LONDON, Sunday. Sir Hubert Wilkins wirelesses from Deception Island: “We made a flight to ascertain whether ice w-ould form on the machine, and also to examine the island for landing-fields. The temperature was two degrees below zero, but no ice formed on the machine. “No suitable field for skis was found. “During the interval, snowstorms flew over the island. WTien we w-ere alighting an enormous albatross smashed into the butts of the propeller. The bird had a wingspread of 10ft. If it had struck the propeller tips or the pilot’s windshield disaster would have been likely. “Near the Island’s edges were crevasses many hundreds of yards long, wide enough to engulf the plane. We must examine the island on foot before using it as a base.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 533, 10 December 1928, Page 9
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