’PLANE MISSING.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 365, 20 February 1937, Page 5

’PLANE MISSING.

Passenger Liner Lost Near Brisbane.

Press Associalion —Copyright. Brisbane, Feb. 19.

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of a Stinson air-liner on the Brisbane-Sydney service which left Archer Field, Brisbane, at 1 p.m. tefday and has not since been repofrfed; There are six persons aboard, consisting of four passengers, Messrs. Graham, Fountain, Barnett and Westray, and two pilots, Messrs. ShephWd and Boyd. The weather in Queensland and for miles out to sea is at present extremely bad. A terrific cyclone, companied by the thickest weather, disorganised shipping.

An SOS call was received to-day from the freighter Babinda, which is disabled 100 miles north of Brisbane with a broken intermediate engine shaft. The liner Arungal received the message and is now standing by, but has been unable to get a line aboard. Two other freighters, the Turakina and the Bingferh, are hastening to the scene.

STILL SEARCHING:

For Missing Aeroplane In

Australia.

Press Association —Copyright Received 2.15 p.m. Sydney, To-day.

Aeroplanes from Sydney and Brisbane are searching the coast for signs of the missing Stinson aeroplane, but no far have failed to locate the machine. The captain ot the musing ’plane is Rex Boyden. There are 50 passengers including J. S. Proud of Syd ney, J. Westray, a. member of Lloyd’s London, W. Fountain, a New York architect has been supervising the building of a theatre in Brisbane. The remtining two are Messrs R Graham and J. Barnett.