AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1928, Page 2

AVIATION

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

ITALIA’S MAROONED CREW. VIRGO BAY, July 9

Ceccioni was dead when Lundborg was taken off an ice floe on Thursday. All the marooned men are weakened, and unable to chew pemmican, and lock like skeletons. \ None was sufficiently strong to /assist Lundborg to prepare a runway for his aeroplane.

ARCTIC EXPLORERS PLICHT.

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 9

A message from King’s Bay states a conference of commanders of Citta di Milano, French and Swedish cruisers has planned that the concerted search will bo abandoned, if there is no trace of Amundsen in a fortnight. The ice-breaker Krassin lias broken its propellor and damaged tile rudder, and is drifting eastwards. “Central News,” Stockholm correspondent states Torberg. leader of the Swedish' expedition, lias reported to the Ministry that it is impossible that anything further could be done for the Italia’s missing men. He thinks those carried off in the airship have now perished, as well as Malgren’s trio. Nor is it possible to reacli Nobile’s party by air. The only hope for them is from the Krassin.

A ’PLANE CRASHES

N.Z. FARMER INJURED,

SYDNEY, July 9

An aeroplane engaged in a pleasure flight crashed at Alexandria, and was badly damaged.

The pilot, John Rutledge, and a passenger, Walter Gaddum, faraici, from New Zealand, were both taken to the hospital seriously injured. (Received this day at 8,50 a.m ' SYDNEY, July 10.

Gaddum was badly shocked, with a dislocated knee, lacerated face and burns. He is in a critical condition. Pilot Rutledge was badly injured on .the face and may lose liis sight. So far neither is able to explain the cause of the crash. GISBORNE, July 10. Walter Gaddum, injured in the ’plane crash at Sydney, is the son of Mr E. Gaddum, a Gisborne slieepfarmcr. He left recently on a holiday tour to Sydney and was to return at the end of tlio month. His sister, Ann Gaddum, accompanied him. R.utledge, mentioned in the accident, probably is a relative of a Gisborne sheep-farmer to whom Walter Gaddum took 'an introduction.