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PARER'S GREAT FEAT.

WHY THEY FLEW SO HIGH. AN ASTRONOMICAL MARVEL. Mr and Mrs Parer, father and mother ot the aviator, were in Sydney awaiting the arrival of the aeroplane on the '2lst inst. Mrs Parer saw her son at Longreach, and afterwards came on to Sydney. J '/[ only hope they arrive safely," she said. R a y told me at Longreach that was still feeling the strain of the "ignt from Timor to Darwin. He and ,• Mcintosh wish to thank all those people who have so kindly sent them elegranis and letters of congratulation. Jt would be impossible, of course, for icni to answer each communication ii i. n^ W ' but tllo 7 would lilke known tliat they appreciate the welcomes." i is Parer's eldest sou, Leo, writing a chatty letter from Longreach to his lather, said: "It is hard to realise that : -Y ,s i' l the same room as me....Ray ls _ju.st reading the London Times' description of their departure—'Flying For "• After each mishap on the trip th\ i! ey kept remind 'ng one another f t ™ey were flying to Australia for ' and the humour of that thought pumped enough spirit into their souls iov another spurt." An amateur photographer at Longreach took a snapshot Of Mrs Parer si mg m a motor car, shielding her eyes from the sun as she watched the aeroplane circling before it landed. Regarding this, Leo says in his letter Mother has seen what no astronomer iaR ever seen—a son eclipsing a sun." An idea of the troubles the aviators nad- to contend with can be gained from answer given by Lieut. Parer to a question as to why he flew so high. Up aloft," he replied, "the air is fairly calm. Lower down it is bumpy, and when in the latter altitudes I could see parts of the aeroplane opening out, I thought it just an well to go ujo higher,»

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Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1920, Page 10

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PARER'S GREAT FEAT. Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1920, Page 10

PARER'S GREAT FEAT. Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1920, Page 10

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