MISSED HIS SHIP
TAKEN ABOARD IN SEAPLANE By Telegraph —Press Association AUCKLAND, March 9 On discovering, 75 miles out at sea, that one of the ship’s bakers, James Gray, was not aboard, the American cruiser Louisville promptly despatched two of its four seaplanes on a return trip to Auckland, and radioed advice to the port authorities. The approaching planes were seen over North Shore shortly after midday, and came down on the harbour near the Calliope Dock. The rating, who had been waiting at the Devonport Naval Base, was taken to one of the seaplanes in a tender from the warship Philomel. Gray said he had been stopping with friends on North Shore, and had been unable to make a ferry connection in time to join the Louisville, before she sailed at six o’clock. The seaplane which he joined was kept waiting only four minutes, but the second machine was temporarily delayed by explanations, and did not take off until ten minutes had elapsed. Meanwhile the first ’plane twice circled the city, awaiting its consort, and when both were in the air they circled the city again, and set off for the ship at high speed.-
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20982, 10 March 1938, Page 7
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196MISSED HIS SHIP Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20982, 10 March 1938, Page 7
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