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CAMEL DRIVERS'
DESERT RESCUE
Young Flier Plans
to Beat Record
LONDON TO CAPE
LONDON, November 23.-HIow Victor
Smith, the 19-year-old Cape-to-London
flier, was forced down in the open desert
and then was helped by native camel
drivers .was told in a cable message he
sent to London today from Oran, Algeria..
He ekpects to 'reach toridon today after
an 11-hour flight. "?Next month, he says,
he will attaick Army-Johnsoin's new record.
"Smith's petrol tank. ppipe developed a
leak soon after he left. Duali, compelling
him to land 35 miles from. Dori. After
he had attracted the attention of a pass
ing camel caravan, Smith induced the dri
vers to go into Dori to get petrol for him.
They returned in two days, which he
spent in repairing the leak and clearing
by hand a track for a take-off. By iiight
he slept under the wings of the plane.
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