ATLANTIC FLIGHT
N:C. 3’s EXPERIENCES. Australian and N.A. Cable Association. NEW YORK, May.2o (delayed). The correspondent of the “New York Times’’ states that Commander Towers, of the N.C.3, which broke down bn the way to the Azores, has reported to Navy Department from Ponta Deigada. It shows that the seaplane, was compelled to descend to the sea on the morning of the 17th, for the purpose of making an observation. The sea was rough and the machine was damaged on alighting. The mishap occurred eighty-five miles south of the proper centre, and 205 miles from Ponta Delgada. The N.C. 3 “taxied” along the surface of the sea for more than 52 hours, and, in spito of a heavy gale, reached Ponta Delgada on the 19th. She lost both wing pontoons on the way.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10296, 3 June 1919, Page 8
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133ATLANTIC FLIGHT New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10296, 3 June 1919, Page 8
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