Meanwhile, Mr. Broadbent, who reached Baghdad to-day, has again Leen delayed by bad weather.
Interviewed by Reuter, he said he was fed up and would probably &bandon his flight at Basrah, his next stop, as he had lost too: much time in a head wind all the way from London. 2
When 60 miles from Baghdad this morning, fuel shortage forced him to land in the desert. He borrowed a donkey from some Arabs and rode four miles to obtain petrol from ihe nearest car to resume his fight to Baghdad.—Reuter.
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