The Archive · 1929

Intention Defeated Allahabad, Dee. 21

Captain Lo Brix and his compatriot, Rossi, who are endeavouring to fly from France to Saigon, arrived here to-day. They hope to reach Saigon on Monday.

"The airnfen's intention was to cover the whole route in 100 hours, but owing to delays caused by bad weather, their hope cannot now be 'A Calamitous Ending Paris, Dec. 23.

Captain LeBrix, who was attempt ing to fly from France to Saigon, has cabled stating that he and his companion, Rossi, had to jump from aeroplane with a parachute]

night owing to bad weather and landed on a mountain near Moulmein, "The cable added that Rossi was slightly injured but LeBrix is safe. The aeroplane and the mails which they were carrying were destroyed.—Reuter.

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