MORE MOSQUITOES TO LEAVE THIS WEEK

Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1946, Page 5

MORE MOSQUITOES TO LEAVE THIS WEEK

( Speeial Correspondeiit).

Eeceived Sunday, 7 p.m. LOXDOX, Dec. (». Tlie lirst 10 of tlie st) Alosquito aircraft bouglit by the Xevv Zeahiud (lovernment from Great Britain will take olT I'rom IX rsliore airlield, near Worcester, for Oliakea, at - about S a.m. (l.AI.T., on Tuesday. They are being liown by aircrevvs of Xo. 1 Ferry ITiit of Xo. 40 Group of Transport (,'omliiand. .Most of the creus are English, including two llight-Jieutenants witli tlie D.I'.C. and bar. Only oue New Zealander will be in tliis fiight — FiyingOtiieer B. II. ({. Nation, of Wellington, n i'ormer bomlier pilot, who is now serving an extended eoniniission in tlie K.A.F. F lying an average of four to five liours a day in daylight, it is antiei]»ale«l that Ihe Mos(|uitoes will arrjve in Xew Zealaud about December 21 or 22.

I Tlie route will be from Persliore 1o ('astel Benito, f.ydda, Mauripur, Oal cutta, Eangoon, Singapore, Java, Darwin, Oarbutt, Sydney, and Oiiakea. All tin> erevvs will comprise a pilot. and nuvigator-wireless operator. - The nircraft will f 1 y in loose vics of three, three and four. Thev will all be in radio contact with eaeh other, witli the leading aircratt in radio contact witli stations along tlie route. All tlie aircrafl are earrving spares and ei|iiipineut. It is tuiticipated that Ihe aircrews will return to Kngland in Ihe British Overseas Airlines' York, which will leave Kngland for Auckland 011 December 14, with excess (Miristmas

J mail. It is scheduled to arrive about December 22 aud is expected to return on December 2ti. Before tlie .Mosquitoes leave Pershore thev and tlie aircrews will be inspectel by Mr. W. J. Jordau, Xew Zealund lligli ( 'omtnissioner, Air Alarslial tlie Ilon. Hir I'alpli Cochrane, A.O.O.-in Transport Oonimand, and Air Com modore .M . W. Buckle.v, A. E.X. Z.A.F. headquarters, London. The next fiight of 10 aircraft will leave for A'ew Zealaud some tinie in Januarv. Squadro.n-Leaders P. Anderson, ot' Cliristc'-liurch, and II. W. La niond, of Auckland, and Fliglit-Lieuten ant K. XI. Boles, D.F.O., of Auc kland, are expected to arrive in Kngland during Januarv to be roady for the February fiight. It is pointed out in London that. the R.A.F. and the E.N.Z.A.P. are combin ing in these ferrving flights in order to give their personnel exporience. All tlie aircraft are new and are eamou-

flaged with regulation E.A.F. markings Xlr. Albert Falwasser, the famous Maori threequarter for Taranaki, Hawke's Bay aud Auckland, and a -Maori AlI.Black of 1920-27, returned 011 ihe Rangitihi witli a 12-year-old son (teoffi'ey and wife, formerly IMiss Lilian Dixon of Laneashire. Air. Kai was uir returned to Kngland to play League at the end of 1929 and also plaved in France, returning to Hngland at tlie timo of the Alunich crisis, He served in France, Belgiuni, Holland and Germany as a corporal in the Army Serviee Corps. Air. Falwasser said he was not sure if he would remain in New Zealaud but'might stay two or three years.