try again
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Caledonian will try again
New Caledonian aviator Henri Martinet, 62, was back in Paris in April after having abandoned, at least temporarily, his flight from Paris to Noumea and back by a single engined Caudron- Renault.
But only a serious accident stopped his flight, in the Celebes, after six weeks of flying from France. His plane crashed on March 24 when there were only a few more stops to get him to the Pacific.
Martinet, well-known in South Pacific aviation, was making an anniversary flight 30 years after having made the first historic flight from New Caledonia to France. He left Paris with his wife, France, 52, on February 9, but his wife was not in the two seater when it crashed. She gave up her seat in Singapore to a French reporter and was in Noumea when he crashed.
Martinet says he will make another attempt.