Waco Not A Complete Loss.

Letter to the Editor.

I SHOULD be glad if you would state that the Waco aeroplane that was forced down by violent weather near Madang is not a “complete write-off”, and never was. While the machine was under control, Captain Leggatt decided to land and, in doing so, landed in a kunai swamp. It was impracticable to clear a runway there, and so the machine is being salvaged. The only damage was a bent propeller, and, when the wings, fuselage, engine, etc., are brought in the plane will be reassembled again and the “Old Waco” will be just like she used to be.

I am, etc.,

R. Macgregor,

Madang Manager, Stephens Aviation, Ltd., New Guinea.