Capt. Stoppani Picked Up but Comrades Die Rome, Feb. 3.
It is reported here that a German aeroplane belonging to the South American service of the Deutsche Lufthansa dramatically rescued the Italian trans-Atlantic airman, Capt. Mario Stoppani, whose machine fell into the sea off the Brazilian coast, Capt. Stoppani who, with the other members of the Italian squadron, left Natal yesterday morning on the return flight, encountered engine trouble after passing the island of Fernando di Noronha, He decided to try to make for the Brazilian coast after flashing messages for aid. These messages were picked up by the German Lufthansa base ship Schwa-nand.
Capt. Stoppan?s machine burst into flames upon hitting the surface of the ocean. Two members of the crew are reported to have been killed—Trans-Ocean.
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