’PLANE MISSING
I , FEARS FOR FARMER-OWNER j NON-ARRIVAL AT HASTINGS I "er Fijm Aisoclatioa ] » HASTINGS. July 21. Fears are entertained for the safety of Hamish Armstrong, who left his holm at Akitio, about 35 miles from Danne v irke towards the coast, at I<> o’clock (his morning in a Moth 'plane bound for Hastings, but has not been seen since. Mr. Armstrong should have arrived at Hastings within two hours after leaving home, but no news has been received at Hastings aerodrome of his landing anywhere. Residents of Ongaonga. 15 miles inland from Waipukurau. heard a 'plane pass overhead at II o’clock this morning. flying towards Hastings, but it was not seen and its description could nut be given. A few minutes later a 'plane was heard over a limber mill situated on the banks of the Makurora River in the Whakarara ranges. The mill is about 10 miles in an airline from Ongaonga towards Hastings. Evidently the 'plane, has been forced dow n in some isolated locality.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 169, 22 July 1935, Page 6
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168’PLANE MISSING Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 169, 22 July 1935, Page 6
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