AEROPLANE MISHAP
LITTLE DANGER OF BAD LANDING. WELLINGTON, May 1. There was one good feature of tiio mishap to the Marlborough Aero Club’s Moth, according to a telegram the secretary (Mr G. A. Macdonald), who accompanied Captain Chandler on the flight, has forwarded to the Minister of Defence in reply to the Hon T. M. Wilford’s message of congratulation to the airmen on their safe recovery. On receipt of the news of the discovery of the ’plane the Minister telegraphed to the airmen from Woodville as follows: “Delighted to hear of your safe landing. I had every confidence ill your ability to meet any emergency.” Replying to-day ,Mr Macdonald expressed appreciation of the prompt measures taken by the, Government in an endeavour to locate the ’plane, adding that the mishap had one good feature in that it demonstrated that in the hands of a good pilot the danger of a. bad crash in a modern machine was infinitesimal. The weather conditions and landing facilities were both shocking, but Captain Chandler had got the plane down safely.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1929, Page 2
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