Exciting Finish
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Eventful Flight Had Exciting Finish
IN August, PIM reported tH TRANSPAC’s first de HavillaE Rapide aircraft had arriv safely at Noumea from EnglaE under its own power, after bei; held up at Port Moresby by t civil aviation authorities, who ; sisted that extra fuel tankage installed for the last sector.
The aircraft, under command Captain Peter Palmer, caused sok excitement before it finally reach!
Noumea via Kukum Airfiea Honiara, and Luganville Airfio Santo.
Captain Palmer arrived at Honia on August 4, and left again August 6. When 21 hours out reported that one motor had o out. It was then not practicah to return to Kukum.
When radio communication wh the aircraft was lost, the Sean and Rescue organisation was alert!and a Lincoln bomber was readrl at Townsville to take off after r i reasonable interval.
However, Captain Palmer lands the de Havilland safely at Lugas ville on one motor. t Gamma rays, an atomic fissih product, are being used in ti Hawaiian sugar industry.