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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1929
* Southern Cross (aircraft) found - rescued
* Charles Kingsford Smith & Charles Ulm
* Les Holden - Australian fighter ace
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "SOUTHERN CROSS FOUND; REPORT CREW SAFE, WELL" with subhead. (see) Related photo on the back page.
Complete with all 50 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: In 1929, Kingsford Smith and Ulm set out on the Southern Cross from Sydney for England. When radio contact was lost, a search was organized. In April 1929, Australian National Airways or the Sydney Citizens' Relief Committee engaged Les Holden to join the search. According to one newspaper article, Holden flew a total of 9000 miles and was in the air for 100 hours, before spotting the missing aircraft on a mud flat near the Gleneig River. The crew of Southern Cross were rescued, though two other searchers lost their lives due to dehydration, when they were forced to land their aircraft known as the ‘Kookaburra’ in the Tanami Desert, due to an engine problem with the aircraft and a faulty compass.
April 12, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1929
* Southern Cross (aircraft) found - rescued
* Charles Kingsford Smith & Charles Ulm
* Les Holden - Australian fighter ace
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "SOUTHERN CROSS FOUND; REPORT CREW SAFE, WELL" with subhead. (see) Related photo on the back page.
Complete with all 50 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: In 1929, Kingsford Smith and Ulm set out on the Southern Cross from Sydney for England. When radio contact was lost, a search was organized. In April 1929, Australian National Airways or the Sydney Citizens' Relief Committee engaged Les Holden to join the search. According to one newspaper article, Holden flew a total of 9000 miles and was in the air for 100 hours, before spotting the missing aircraft on a mud flat near the Gleneig River. The crew of Southern Cross were rescued, though two other searchers lost their lives due to dehydration, when they were forced to land their aircraft known as the ‘Kookaburra’ in the Tanami Desert, due to an engine problem with the aircraft and a faulty compass.
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