Cairo, Sept. 22.
Mr. T. Campbell Black, British airman who is attempting a record Sight from London to Cape Town and return, arrived at the Almaza.2erodrome here at 2.20 am. GMT, this morning.
Khartoum, Sept. 23.
'The second attempt of Mr. 'T. Campbell Black, noted British airman, fo break the record for a flight from London to Capetown and return, fended abruptly when the D.H. Comet, which he was fying' crashed yesterday morning 130 miles north of Khartoum, Fortunately neither Mr. Black nor [nis companion, Mr. J. H. G. McArti were injured. Both "bailed—out safely in their parachutes. They arrived at the "Kabushla railway. station this afternoon, making the trip by camel, Mr. Black stated that his machine was "a complete loss, having been burnt out after crashing. Both he and [MeArthur, he said, had jumped from the plane as it started to fall and had landed safely on the west bank of the Nile The British airmen are now proceeding to Atbara by a goods train.
Bleck and McArthur had hopped off at 4.11 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the HatGela aerodrome and reached Cairo at 320 am, (GMT) on_ Sunday.
Engine trouble forced Mr. Black to abandon his first attempt, which he made last month. After covering the Jdistance from London to Cairo' in twelve hours and fifteen minutes, the British airman was obliged to return to Croydon aerodrome owing to the engine of his machine not functioning. {to his satisfaction—Reuter.
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