WORLD FLIGHT
MANY MISFORTUNES. by cable—press association—copyright Received Aug. 5, 10.45 a.m. VANCOUVER, Aug. 4. A wireless from MacLaren at Nikolski states tha-t the wings, floats and tail oi his machine are smashed. Spares are not available, and it will be necessary to abandon the flight. The hull and engine were salvaged and taken aboard the trawler Thiepval. The machine fell near Nikol-ski on Saturday as MacLaren was about to complete his flight from Petropavlovsk The Thiepval reached Nikolski on Satuulay evening, having hurried from Petiopavlovsk after the plane departed from there_ on Thursday. MacLaren. in a later message, states that ov ing to the thick fog he was foi ced to descend near Komandorski Islands, damaging his machine seriHe will return by way of Vancouver in'Tire' Thiepval.—Reuter. WADE’S MACHINE ABANDONED. Received Aug. 5. 10.55 a.m , LONDON, Aug. 4. Wades machine was abandoned alter capsizing in a heavy sea.— Reuter. DAMAGE TO WADE’S MACHINE. Received Aug. 5. 11.25 a.m WASHINGTON, Aug’. 4. f be; Avar Department has announced tnat it wade’s machine cannot he repaired he will he definitely out of the world flight.—Sydney Sun Cables.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 August 1924, Page 9
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