ENGINES FAIL
Skilful Landing By Pilot
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—. Copyright
MELBOURNE. February 9.
The Douglas air liner Bungana, bound for Perth with 11 passengers and a crew of three, made a forced landing 200 miles north-west of Melbourne yesterday.
The pilot explained that one engine caught fire at an altitude of 6000 feet and a landing had to be found. The machine was nearh g the ground when the engine dropped out of the aeroplane and the other engine caught fire.
The Bungana landed safely in a wheat paddock and crashed through a fence. The machine was damaged, but nobody was hurt. The passengers, who were thoroughly alarmed, expressed gratitude for the skill of the pilot in bringing them to safety in sensational circumstances.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21575, 10 February 1940, Page 9
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126ENGINES FAIL Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21575, 10 February 1940, Page 9
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