A DARING FEAT.
AIRMAN'S EXALTED ALTITUDE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 12, 10.30 p.m. London, March 12. Lieutenant Briggs, a naval aviator, reached an altitude of 15,000 feet in * biplane at Eastchurch. The temperature fell to 38 degrees below zero and the oil froze. He descended i safely, with ; his face badly frost-bitten and his eyes black. He had to be sent to hospital. I
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 217, 13 March 1914, Page 5
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64A DARING FEAT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 217, 13 March 1914, Page 5
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