With a passenger suspended from thel shat-tered ^hatch h^nging to th$jj flappittg? AVjo An|^t platiF* made' a safe landmg oh one eiigine at Essendon aerodrome. Melbourno^ A^gale near Balla'rat tossed awav the emergenev hatch and loosened the fabric on the fuselage. The passenger l'eached through the hatchway and, endeav-pured to hold Ihe fabric toge'ther wlule''" tli|' pilot rivade for Essendon. engine tben failed r-nd as the plane p#a\d over Bacchus Marsh. 30 miles frdtiU Mel-' bonrne. strips of the fabric commenced to frtll awav. The passenger retaiued his grip, however, until tlie plane landflid.-
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1948, Page 6
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94Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1948, Page 6
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