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THE AUCKLAND AVIATOR WILL RESUME JOURNEY TO-DAY [ Per Press Association. J BLENHEIM, March 28. The Moth aeroplane with Mr and Airs Douglas Mill of Auckland aboard, arrived over Blenheim at 2.15 p.m. The airman was unable to locate the aerodrome and landed on the racecourse to ask for directions. He then flew off in another endeavour to fine.’ it he drome, but was again unsuccessful and as fuel was short he returned to the racecourse. Here the iiachine was ultimately refilled, by this limo it was 3.30 o'clock and Mill decided as he would be late in reaching Christchurch to wait in Blenheim all night, resuming the try to-morrow. He flew rhe machine from the racecourse to the aerodrome, where it was bedded down for the night.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20108, 29 March 1928, Page 8
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