A British pilot who had gone missing while flying a
1943 Piper Cub plane from Sudan to Ethiopia has been found safe and well. All
participants in the Vintage Air Rally, including the hitherto missing Maurice
Kirk, are currently in Ethiopia's Gambela region.
Authorities there "have
elected to allocate them accommodation at the airport rather than permit them
to proceed to their pre-booked hotel", a publicist for the air show said
in a statement. It was not possible to communicate with the crews but the UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office is negotiating on their behalf, said the
statement signed by Tom Burns of World Reach Coms. Vintage Air Rally had said
in a statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday that Mr Kirk, 72, had not arrived
at his expected destination in Gambela. Vintage Air Rally had said in a
statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday that Mr Kirk, 72, had not arrived at
his expected destination in Gambela. The statement did not say why but added
that Mr Kirk had withdrawn from the air rally before he went missing. The
Vintage Air Rally billed itself as a "flying rally across Africa, from
Crete to Cape Town," for biplanes built in the early 20th century. Teams
from around the world were attempting to cross 10 countries in 37 stops and 35
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