N.G. Airman Forced Down on Beach
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Orient.
N.G. Airman Forced Down
ON BEACH From Our Own Correspondent.
WAU, January 4.
SEARCH planes went out to locate Pilot “Nobby” Clarke, of Mandated Airlines Ltd., on December 24, when he failed to return from a fight to Juni ’drome.
Inquiries at Juni indicated that he had left for Salamaua by way of the Morobe coast on the previous afternoon. As nothing had been seen of him at Salamaua a search was made of the coast.
Without much trouble, Clarke and the machine were located on December 25, on a stretch of beach. He had been forced down by engine trouble caused by choked jets, and when found by Pilot R. O. Mant. was quietly waiting for the tide to recede to permit a safe take-off.