New Guinea 'Plane Lost

WAU. Feb. 10.

AT about noon on Thursday, February 6, a Hercules ’plane, owned by Stephens Aviation Co., in charge of Pilot Frank Buchanan, and carrying one native as passenger, left the aerodrome at Salamaua for Wau, and completely disappeared. New Guinea mainland lately has suffered severe gales, and flying over the mountainous country is hazardous.

For four days, ’planes searched the 50 miles of mountain and jungle between Salamaua and Wau, and on February 10 they located the missing ’plane. It evi dently had crashed, and both men were dead. Pilot Buchanan had been over a year in this service. He was married and his wife lives in Wau.