A SUCCESSFUL AVIATOR.
MIL SCGTLAND AT DUNEDIN. CBy Tologra.pUi-'ProEB. Association/) . Dunodln, March 1. "Everything comcs to those who wait" is an old saving, and after waiting for several years, of .'Dun--edin liad, on Satuidav, an oppoitunity of seeing an aeroplane in actual flight. Tile, youthful New-. Zealand aviator-. Mr. Scotland, was timed to lift his Caudton biplano from Talniim Park atrh.alf-past ■ thrco. . 'At-aii.earlier liourithaii.this, tho. fitful wind had given him some iriisgiv' ings as to the possibility of Jiis machine being..able to make alt ascent;. After ■ waiting-for a couple (if hours, tho wind fell, and Mi. Scotland decidcd to ascend-. The aviator had tlio • machine under beautiful control, and ciicled three limes lound the Park. Ho then made a.. • wider sweep, flying-over tlio Musselburgh distiict,. Hundreds, of peoplo craned their necks as flic aviator flew ovcihead. Mr Scotland gave oil even better exhibit ion on Sunday morning. His Ciiiidroii. got. a nieo take-off, and wa6 soon heading across tlio up of the harbour towards Mornington. He iotnrned undet eisj contiol aeioss South Dunedtu.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 8
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173A SUCCESSFUL AVIATOR. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 8
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