Show LOST IN CLOUDS II I I S. S L. L BOY FINDS I SELF IN MEXICO t W W. H. H Jennings Has Thrilling Thrill Thrill- ing illg Flight From Sari San Diego A Aviation School J IACI MACHINE lACHINE DAMAGED DAI IN TN FORCED LANDING C Remains With Plane All ll Night to Protect It A Against Bandit Bands r Republican Herald II n p JA 1 San Ban Diego o. Jan 9 W W. W H H. Jennings a flying cadet from frem Salt Lake Lal lost his wa way In the clouds s while making a test flight at North Island aviation station and landed some time last night eighteen eight eight- een cen miles across the Mexican border about fifty miles southe southeast st of ot Tia- Tia 1 Juana unna Word Yord of oC Jennings' Jennings mishap reached the officers at the training camp here this mornin morning His HIM machine was damaged but Jennings Jennings Jen Jn- was wa not injured Jennings stayed with the machine all night ht to pre prevent prevent nt the navigation instruments from being stolen by marauding Mexicans Mex Mex- Ie leans or the tile machine from otherwise being dismantled or damaged Started d on Test Tent Flight It was late yesterday that Jennings started out on his flight at Oceanside inear San San Dl Diego so It was a 8 his lust test tet before betor ti li lug lug- rec recommended ded f for fora r a commission I After maneuvering within sight of ot 1 the tho camp for tor some time he mounted and flew southward He Ho reported to his commanding officer here that ho lie was waa at an altitude attitude of feet teet when ho he became suddenly lost In a thick fog bank He sought to find his way by means of ot his navigating Instruments but did not emerge from the clouds until he lie was far fat south of Tiajuana As soon as he lie saw his error he attempted to re return ro- ro turn but his engine began to miss and he was forced to pick a landing spot In Is Smashed Picking out the best spot available he lie made the forced descent He smashed the rudder damaged one of or orthe the wings of the plane and snapped the aileron wires The machine In which he was flying was a horsepower Curtiss reconnaissance reconnaissance recon recon- type This morning MaJ taJ Theodore Mac- Mac Caullay flew to the scene cene of ot the accident acci ned dent while seven SC mechanics in a motor with spare parts followed overland o Major believed that ho and Jennings s would fl fly back together It was almost a year r ago aJo to a da day when a similar accident happened to Col Harr Harry Bishop and Captain Robertson Robert Robert- son Bishop ani Robertson ascended January Januar 10 last year In an attempted flight from tram North Island to Wn food Flyer At a high h altitude the they also became I lost In the clouds and were forced to I land far tar beyond tho the Mexican border on the shores of ot the Gulf GuJt of or Mexico They experienced much suffering before they were finally rescued Previous Pre to lii his flight of ot yesterday Jennings s had flown fifty hours houn alone and was as considered an exceptionally good bood flyer lot for a cadet ad t. t From th the cir clr- as they appeared to the of- of at North rth orth Island y yesterday the ie officers rs did not believe he would be j censured for Cor his ht Jennings entered the time a aviation ser leo ice from Salt Balt Lake several eral e ral months ago aJo II lie was a of ot th the E East l High school o ol |