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Pacific Islands Monthly, 20 November 1935Vol. VI, No. 4

Strange ’Planes Seen

p. 47 · Read in the full issue

Again In New Guinea

From Our Own Correspondent.

RABAUL, October 14. lITYSTERIOUS ’planes have been sighted again by natives in two more or less isolated parts of the Mandated Territory during the past few months.

One, seen a few months ago, was flyifig in the vicinity of the Witu group and another last week was reported by the natives to be flying off the East New Ireland coast in the Namatanai area. The latter machine is reported to have been painted black.

No explanation of their presence has been made known.

Mr. F. P. Archer, of Jame plantation, Buka Passage, New Guinea, returned to the Mandated Territory in October.