Ocean flyers who meet with ill-luck and are forced to make a water landing may keep themselves afloat for three days or more with a non-sink-able suit equipped with a breath-con-denser, to provide a supply of drink-ing-water. The suit also has a red flag, which stands upright when the aviator is in the water, for the purpose of attracting passing ships.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18653, 23 August 1930, Page 15
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