PACIFIC FLIGHT.
CAPTAIN GILES'S INTENTIONS
(BT CABLN—MUiSS ASSOCIATION— COPYBIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND H.Z. CABLS ASSOCIATION.) SAN FRANCISCO, November 9. Captain Giles stated that reports of stormy weather over the Pacific would not prevent his hopping off for Honolulu on Friday morning. Ho said: "1 have been 100 miles at sea in all kinds of weather during the war, and those old pusher type planes were much more dangerous than our modern ships.' # His biplane, Wanda, to which repairs were completed yesterday, was put through a short flight test and declared satisfactory by Captain Giles. He will carry 460 gallons of petrol with special pump, valves ensuring that the plane shall float indefinitely if forced to land on the water. Army officials at Honolulu had planned to aid Captain Giles with radio beacons, until it was learned that the Wanda will not carry radio. Surprise is expressed at Captain Giles's decision to dispense with radio. TThe Australian aviator, Captain Giles, will attempt to fly from San Francisco to Wellington, via Honolulu, Brisbane, and Sydney.]
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 9
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172PACIFIC FLIGHT. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 9
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