MISSING AEROPLANE
By Telegraph—Press Association.
IND1CATIONS SEEN FROM AIR. SEARCH OF OHAU BAY TO-DAY.
Wellington, Last Night. More aeroplane wreckage, almost certainly from the missing Gypsy Moth which is thought to have crashed into the sea off the Makara, coast on a return flight from the South Island aero pageant last Tuesday, has been discovered at Ohau Bay. A patch of oil observed from the air yesterday leads to thte conclusion that the machine lies in the middle of the bay 200 yards from the shore. Piloting a Wellington Aero Club Moth plane yesterday Mr. L. Taylor, with Mr. J. Kirkcaldie as observer, noticed an extensive patch of oil floating offshore. It is hoped that a launch will be able to go into the bay to-morrow to search thoroughly. Four fragments of aeroplane material, probably from the wings, and a small piece of a propeller tip, were found by land parties yesterday. There is considered to be every chance of locating the machine. The fathers of the missing aviators, Messrs. Percy Smith and A. Hamill, will participate in the search to-morrow. Mr. Smith said his son had had considerable experience in cross-country flying and recently flew to Te Kuiti, where he won the senior bombing competition at an air pageant.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1937, Page 6
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