LINDBERGH DELAYED
BAD WEATHER MET WITH VANCOUVER, Aug. 10. At Point Barow (Alaska), rain-swept skies and bairiers of fog to-day still kept Colonel and Mrs Lingbergh there. The storm has lashed Nome, their next scheduled stop, for two days. The bad weather reached Point Barrow late on Sunday. Colonel Lindbergh repeated his detern ’nation to await better weather. DEPARTURE FOR NOME Received Aug. 11, 10.20 p.m. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. A message from Point Barrow states that the Lindberghs hopped off for Nome at 8.53 p.m., Pacific standard time. AIR LINER CRASH OFFICIAL STATEMENT [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, Aug. 10. An official announcement regarding the aeroplane Hannibal states that in landing one wing hit a telegraph pole and the tail was torn. The Hannibal is one of three machines of this type already in commission. The fourth is about to be delivered and four others arc on order by Imperial Airways. The Hannibal weighs 13 tons and has four engines, each of 500 horse-power. It has accommodation for 34 passengers besides a crew of two pilots, mechanic, and steward.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 189, 12 August 1931, Page 7
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