UNEXPECTED THRILL
R.A.F. AIRCRAFTMEN HAVE TO BALE OUT (Recd. 7.5 p.m.) London, Dec. 22. An Air Ministry News Service message states that two R.A.F. aircraftmen got an unexpected thrill when passengers on a plane which developed engine trouble. The pair were proceeding to the Nile Delta. The pilot, who is a New i Zealand flying-officer, was able to : maintain the engine but the plane t eventually lost height. The pilot ! ordered the two aircraftmen to bale out. Without hesitation both jumped, ! their parachutes opened, and they landed near a village. They were ' arrested and, for a brief time, were held in the village prison. A villager who vouched for them took them to , his home and fed and accommodated < them for a night. They later rejoined , their unit and learned that the light- < ened plane had gained height and i reached an airfield.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 303, 24 December 1942, Page 3
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