Poor Old Spike
Banned
- 129
- Feb 23, 2013
Stinson
Francis Chichester's DH Gipsy Moth overturned by a gale in the night while moored at Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea. Minor damage was repaired and he flew on to Australia
But his luck ran out on a later flight while taking off from Katsura bay in Japan 1931 when he hit telephone wires strung across the harbour entrance. Plane was written off and he survived with broken bones. Japanese hospitality was overwhelming as he lay in the local hospital, a constant stream of shocked visitors filed past his bed bringing small gifts and sympathy..
Burnelli RB-2, 1924
As above
Francis Chichester's DH Gipsy Moth overturned by a gale in the night while moored at Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea. Minor damage was repaired and he flew on to Australia
But his luck ran out on a later flight while taking off from Katsura bay in Japan 1931 when he hit telephone wires strung across the harbour entrance. Plane was written off and he survived with broken bones. Japanese hospitality was overwhelming as he lay in the local hospital, a constant stream of shocked visitors filed past his bed bringing small gifts and sympathy..
Burnelli RB-2, 1924
As above
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