Flying-Officer Clouston and Companion Unhurt Nicosia, Cyprus, Feb. 8.
Flying-Offücer A. E. Clouston and his companion, Mr. Victor Ricketts, who are returning home after giving up their attempt to fly from England to New Zealand and back in twelve days, escaped unscathed this morning when they crashed while landing here, A burst tyre was the cause of the accident.
The pair now propose to return to England by ship and will probably leave here on Thursday with their machine—the famous Comet plane, re-named the "Australian Anniversary" fcr the New Zealand tri; It was in this craft that Mr, Claus: ion and Mrs. Betty Kirby-Green recently broke the record for a flight from London to the Cape and back—Reuter.
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