MISSING AIRMEN.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18928, 24 April 1933, Page 7

MISSING AIRMEN.

ROBBIANO’S fate. NOTEBOOK FOUND. united Press The wreckage of an aeroplane has been found bearing Italian marks and containing a note book in which are details of the landing grounds en route to Australia. It is believed to belong to Captain Robbiano, the missing Italian air ace. Villagers south-west of the Sandwip Island, near Noalchali, report having heard a loud explosiort off the coast in the early hours of the morning of April 15. This suggests that Captain Robbiano crashed in darkness when flying toward the coast of Burma.

CAPTAIN LANCASTER. SEARCH CONTINUED. { V United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright. PARIS, April U. A trans-Sahara search parly reports that there is no sign of Captain W. N. Lancaster, though they searched for miles along the supposed route. Scores of caravan drivers, natives and desert tribesmen were questioned. It is believed that Captain Lancaster was a long way off bis course. The search is being continued.

FATALITIES* IN JAPAN. TWO PLANES LOST. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. TOKYO, April 22. A naval aeroplane proceeding to Formosa yesterday tell in the sea near the Loochoo group of islands. Another aeroplane which'was practising plunged .into Tokyo Bay. The members of both crews were drowned. SUPPLIES SENT OUT. HOPES TO RESUME FLIGHT. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received April 24, 10.30 a.m.) RANGOON. April 23. A relief party is taking supplies to Mrs Bonney who hopes to resume her flight if her plane can be repaired. She was forced down in a terrificstorm on Thursday evening. MISS BATTEN RETURNS. ANOTHER EFFORT PLANNED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. CALCUTTA, April 22. Miss Jean Batten, the Auckland girl whose aeroplane was damaged in a forced landing near Karachi on her attempted flight to Australia, has been under a doctor’s orders since then. The young airwoman remained in her room in Karachi from Monday to Wednesday last. Then, seeing no one, ■she slipped away quietly on Wednesday night by steamer for England. If she can secure another machine .Miss Batten intends to make another attempt to lly from England to Australia.

MRS BONNEY FORCED DOWN. MACHINE DAMAGED. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. RANGOON, April 23. Mrs H. Bonney, the Australian airwoman who is flying lo England, should have arrived at Victoria Point, Burma, from Singapore on Thursday, but did not do so ■and anxiety was caused. The airwoman is safe, however. Site was found to-day at Banghaing, 30 miles south of Victoria Point. She had made a forced landing. The rudder of the machine was broken and the gravity tank damaged. Mrs Bonney is remaining with her aeroplane. Airmen in a Royal Air Force machine left Singapore lo search for Mrs Bonney, who, before leaving 'lHere, said Ihat if she was missing a search of the foreshore should be made as she bad a small collapsible boat. Mrs Ronncy’s machine overlurncd when she was trying to land on a sandy beach during a heavy storm. One wing of the plane struck the water.