Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-10 | Page 5 | Marine Fliers in Forced Landing

mar I I MARINE FLIERS IN fOR LANDING FORCED Pu PUERTO CABEZAS Nicaragua May 10 AP- AP AP Two Two American fliers lIers had a narrow narrow- escape from injury when their plane made a forced landing near La Luz mine was recently destroyed by rebels The he fliers Captain E. E D. D D. h Howard oward and Corporal Cole were in an amphibian amphibian amphibian am am- plane pane scouting over the mining district when forced down yesterday esterday nf Howard was regarded as having displayed displayed- unusual slim skill In making a landing la among the trees at an extremely difficult spot without Injury to himself or his companion Th The plane plant was damaged dam dan aged but the tho engine and parts will be salvaged An An- accompanying plane in charge of Lieutenant William Conway with Major Utley Utley- aboard flew as M close as possible to the damaged plane an and saw saw that both m men n were unhurt They notified the marine patrol at t La Lu LUZ mine under Lieutenant Rose and the marines went at once to the plane pane It will take ten days day for the airmen airM airmen air- air men to reach Puerto Cabezas t since M they Will w 11 have to travel miles down the Prinzapolka river rivel in In Indian Indian In- In dian canoes Captain Edson reported to headquarters head head- he head headquarters d.- d. quarters that he had defeated a band of rebels relies on Sunday and that they were heading west est The new new marine airfield established established here was Byrd field fled