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WILKINS FINDS MORE ANTARCTIC LAND MISHAP TO PLANE Reed. 10 a.m. LONDON, Thurs. A message from Sir Hubert Wilkins at Deception Island o:a December 31 states: “Three hundred miles of cos-st-line were added to the map of the world on the last day of 1929. The first attempt to penetrate the unknown regions lying south of us was balked by an impenetrable wall of falling snow. After flying for 200 miles we came within sight of Charcot Land. We were then forced to return with nothing accomplished. Jhe second attempt today was attended by complete success. Charcot Land was found to be an island. We flew on westward over Hearst Land and succeeded in charting the coastline for 300 mile 3 along the Antarctic Continent. We returned safely, but while lifting the airplane aboard the vessel the sling rope broke and the machine crashed into tie sea. It was onlv slightly damaged.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 861, 3 January 1930, Page 8
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