"HARD LUCK."
PHILOSOPHICAL AVIATOR. ! Charleville, Dec. 31. On the principle, no doubt, tlmt it might have been worse, Sir Ross Smith appears to have taken philosophically the more serious of his two mishaps since leaving Port Darwin. A spectator of his second breakdown at Charleville writes: "It was enough to break a man's heart, but Sir Ross Smith's only remark was: 'lt's hard luck.' And he smiled. Those present felt the nearly as much as the crew. It was fortunate for Sir RossSmith that lie had not been an hour on the road at the time, otherwise he would have Experienced a worse tima landing. After circling twice he headed for Bourke and the crowd present were preparing to return to town, 12 miles away, when the machine was seen to drop. Further on it was seen to drop again, and then to turn. It landed half a mil* from where it started." '
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Taranaki Daily News, 7 January 1920, Page 6
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