SKILFUL LANDING
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Plane Alights In Paddock In Darkness N0 DAMAGE, N0 INJURY
(By Telegraph-
AUCKLAND, Last Nigkt. Unable to locate Mangere Aerodrome in the gatkering darkness and a keavy rainstorm, C. E. Parker, pilot of an aeroplane kelong to tke Western Pederated Flying Club, New Plymoutk, made a successful forced landing in a paddock ketween Manurewa and Weymouth skortly before 7 o ;clock on Saturday night. Tke plane, a Gipsy Motk twoseater, took offi from New Plymoutb witk a passenger for Auckland skortly after 4 o'clock. A strong nortkerly wind Teduced tke air speed considerably and visibility was renaered poor by rain squalls encoimtered on tke trip, which is usually completed in about two hours. Darkness was fast settling over tke countryside wken tke machine neared Mangere and tke piiot 's difficulties were further inereased by keavy rain squalls. After circling over tke Weymouth district, wkick is on tke coast and not unlike Mangere Aerodrome site in configuration, tke pilot decided to make a landing in a paddock alongside the Manurewa-Weymoutk road. Tke gra'zing lands in tke locality are of undulating ckaracter, but Parker succeeded in gafely landing in a paddock on Mr V. Rogers' farm, Tke area of tke paddock In wkick tke mackine was set down fibout 150yds square. Two rows of telepkone and power line poles flank tke roadway on tke western side. Besidents from neigkbouring farms wkose attention was attracted by tke low-flying mackine were surprised to find tke machine undamaged and tke two occupants uninjured. "An eye-wit-aess said ke feared tke aeroplane wings would foul tke overkead wires as it was manoeuvred into tke wind before tke landing. The mackine was pegged down under the side of a kedge and tke pilot and passenger were driven to the city ,by a passing motorist. Early tkis morning the pilot was flown from Mangere to Weymouth, and after bringing kis machine to tke aerodrome, departed on .tke return trip to New Plymoutk,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 27, 26 October 1937, Page 10
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