AIR FLYING.
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DE PINEDO IN STOPAI. ROAIE. A lay 27. The Mar.che.se de Pinedo’s adventures in mid-Atlantic, when Ins plane was brought down by a cyclone, make a thrilling story. He left Trepassey (Xewfoundlnnd) at dawn on May 23rd. He .soon realised that the work of navigation* to the Azores would he difficult, Owing to there being strong contrary winds, [niter, he calculated that at the then rate of progress, it would be impossible, with his available petrol, to reach the Azores. Ti
he resolved in the afternoon, to descend and to moor the seaplane in midocean and wait for favourable winds. The weather, however, grew worse, owing to the cyclonic disturbance. Tlie seaplane was forced to outride Hie roughest of seas for three days, while there was a schooner standing hv. Nevertheless, despite the buffeting by the waves and the incessant squalls, the plane suffered only slight damage.
De Pinedo intends to resume his flight when the wing of the " plane is repaired. PARIS, A fay 28. The American colony here is raising a million francs for the relatives of Nungesser and Coli, the French airmen lost on the Atlantic flight.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1927, Page 4
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196AIR FLYING. Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1927, Page 4
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