THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
| CAPTAIN WILKINS, \ By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Dec. 16. With regard to the engine of Captain Wilkins' aeroplane, which made a bad landing at Snda Bay, Crete, Mr. Kcndle cables from Crete that the main oil pipe is broken, the connecting rods brokci-. the crankcase holed, the -engine useless and a complete new one necessary. Friends of Captain Wilkins are negotiating with the Rolls-Royce Company, but expect that they will have to abandon the expedition. CAPTAIN HOWELL. VIEWS ON THE DISASTER. ■ London, Dec. 16. Ejjperts are of opinion that Howell lost his way and, after hours of vain wandering, despaired of finding his position before his petrol gave out, or perhaps merely chanced on the route. It is more likely he kept going in a series of great, circles; never far off the line, yet never knowing where he was. It is suggested that the machine took the watar badly, crumpled up and sank immediately. Probably the bodies are pinned under the wreckage.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1919, Page 6
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165THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT. Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1919, Page 6
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