ÆRIAL NAVIGATION.
THE MISSING AIRMAN. -%. By OaUet—Press Association.—Copyright. London, December 24. After Grace was seen off the. North Foreland the aeroplane veered and vanished seawards. Hazy weather prevailed at the time, and it is believed that he lost his way. Motor cars fruitlessly scoured Kent, tugs are searching' the French coast, and British warships are wirelessly communicating with vessels in the North Sea, ' Later. Grace is still missing. [Grace aeroplaned across the' Channel, and was returning homeward. He was last seen off Ramsgate.] ■ . ■ ■i- _ .. • GRAHAME-WHITE'S. PBOPHECY. London, December 24. Grahame-White is organising a flying school, and is preparing to construct larger and heavier aeroplanes, capable of traversing gusts and currents. He is convinced that the time is approaching when aeronauts will be table to fly in all winds except gales, and predicts that it will soon be possible to travel at JOG miles an hour. He foresees remarkable strides in the aeroplane industry next year. AN ENGLISHMAN'S SUCCESS. \ New York, December 25. Ridley, an English aviator, won the quick-starting prize at the Los Angeles international meeting. .
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 220, 28 December 1910, Page 2
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176ÆRIAL NAVIGATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 220, 28 December 1910, Page 2
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