Lutheran Mission’S ’Plane
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From a Special Correspondent.
LAE, May 7 THE Junkers F 13 aeroplane, which was recently sent out by the Neuendettelsau Mission Society, Germany, to the Lutheran Mission at Finschafen, in New Guinea, has been in commission for several months now and is flying perfectly.
The plane, which is stationed at Lae, paid its first visit to the mission on April 17. Finschafen, which is 65 miles north of Salamaua, has no landing-ground. A site was cleared about four miles from the mission station and the plane landed there without mishap.
A large gathering of natives, many of whom were from the interior and had never before seen an aeroplane, were awe struck when the machine landed and the pilot stepped out of the metal cabin.
Capable of carrying five passengers, the Junkers can freight 14 cwt of cargo, in addition to fuel, etc.