AVIATION RECORD.
ALTITUDE OF 30,000 FEET REACHED. LONDON, January 6. Captain Lang, an Australian motorist, and Lieutenant Blowes. an observer, yesterday ascended a record height ofi j>o,sooft, in a biplane in 66 minutes.' The observer's oxygen supply failed, o^/wv* 0 a broken pipe, at a height of Jl,oooft, and he fainted, and remained 1 ! un ? lil tea Sain reached lUjUUurt. Captain Lang was unaware of! his plight. Ihe machine was unable to **** of 30,500 ft, because the lack of air pressure stopped the pumps supplying petrol, and the oiU appartus became defective at 000 ft. Ihe observer has been sent hospital with frozen hands and toes, and Captain Lang's fingers and face ™ frost-bitten. They encountered ooofiT 065 of frost at tte height ofi
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16422, 16 January 1919, Page 7
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123AVIATION RECORD. Press, Volume LV, Issue 16422, 16 January 1919, Page 7
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