1938-10-28 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEME

TAILSPIN TOMMY

Too Late Now!

KEER YOUR, E THAT PLANER AND GENT

FTY-AUS

IT'S GOING-

"TO TWENTY

FEET!

FOMMY 13 MUCH CONCERNED OVER HIS SWEETHEART; AND CONFIDES TO SKEETS THAT. HE HAS A STRANGE FEELING" THAT SOMETHING MAY 60. WRONG.

WAL, IF YOU HAD A HUNCH: IT'S TOO LATE NOW. TO STOP 'ER, TAILSPIN.

YEARS

OLD

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BETTY-LOU IS

ABOUT TO MAKE A WORLD'S RECORD PARACHUTE' JUMP AT THE MIAMI AIR RACES. FROM AN

ALTITUDE OF $ TWENTY THOUSAND FEET SHE WILL BAIL OUT, FALLING 17,000 FEET, BEFORE PULLING THE RIP CORD. ON THE WAY DOWN SHE WILL OPEN A SACK, OF FLOUR TO MARK HER DOWNWARD. PATH, FOR THE SPECTATORS BELOW.

3214.

X

THAT'S THE SIGNAL. WE'VE

·· REACHED OUR

CEILING.

HOPE MARTIN ALLOWED: FOR WIND. DRIFT!

BEE BRANT

FROM AN ALTITUDE 'OF 20,000 FEET, BETTY-LOU BAILED OUT OF A PLANE, INTENDING TO MAKE A DELAYED 'CHUTE JUMP OF 15,000

FEET BEFORE

PULLING-THE RIP- CORD BUT A SUDDEN DOWN- DRAFT CAUSED THE SHIP TO TAKE A SHEER DROP AT THE MOMENT SHE DOVE FROM IT, AND HER HEAD STRUCK. THE TAIL ASSEMBLY.

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RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, HER BODY FALLS LIMPLY AT TERRIFIC SPEED

The Bell Bysčiotta, Ian.)

HERE COMES THAT FAMOUS

RIP-CORD ACE, BETTY - LOU BARNES! SHE HAS JUST BAILED OUT, FOLKS, FOR A RECORD-BREAKING DELAYED 'CHUTE JUMP!

WHERE 18

SHE?

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THE PLANE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 20,000 FEET, INTENDING TO MAKE A DELAYED CHUTE JUMP OF 15,000 FEET. BEFORE PULLING THE RIP-CORD, A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE SHIP TO PLUNGE AND SHE STRUCK HER HEAD AGAINST THE TAIL ASSEMBLY OF

CRAFT

RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS BY THE BLOW, BETTY PLUNGES EARTHWARD!

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ANY MOMENT NOW MISS BARNES WILL RELEASE THE FLOUR TO MARK HER

DOWNWARD PATHI

GREAT SCOTT"/ WHY DOESN'T SHE DO IT?

HOR

DRINK BE

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WHOLESOME SPARKLING REFRESHI