ÆRIAL NAVIGATION.
A TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIP. / RODGERS' DAMAGED AIRSHIP. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 5, 3.3 p.m. New York, November 4. It is practically certain that Rodgers will arrive at Pasadena (California) on completing the transcontinental trip. When crossing Salton Lake a cylinder exploded, and Rodgers volplaned four miles, landing outside the Imperial Junction depot. He was travelling seventy miles an hour when the accident happened. The repairs occupied a whole day.
VANIMAN'S MISFORTUNES.
Received 6, 12.45 a.m. New ork, November 5. Melvin Vaniman, whale making an experimental trip in an airship, landed near the seashore. He had insufficient gas, and his propeller was broken. The sliSp sustained other damage. Vaniman intends to make another attempt to cross the Atlantic. A FLIGHT IN AUSTRALIA. Sydney, November 4. Hart, the first successful Australian aviator, flew from Penrith to Parramatta with a passenger, covering nineteen miles in nineteen minutes.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 116, 6 November 1911, Page 5
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145ÆRIAL NAVIGATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 116, 6 November 1911, Page 5
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