AEROPLANE ON FIRE.
M. Nieuport went up with a Voisin biplane at Mourmelon, intending to qualify for the Aero Club's certificate as a pilot. He had already made one circuit of the field, and was at a height of about 40ft, when some, of the essence took fire. He tried to put ic out, but got his hand burnt, and the flames spread to hib clothes. The aviator's coolness saved him. He shut off the motor and allowed
the machine to glide quietly to the ground, when he was able at once to put out the flames and to save himself as well as the machine, which was only slightly damaged.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10063, 9 June 1910, Page 6
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111AEROPLANE ON FIRE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10063, 9 June 1910, Page 6
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