ATLANTIC CROSSED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 224, 16 June 1919, Page 5

ATLANTIC CROSSED

YIMY MACHINE BEATS THE

SOPWITH

NEWFOUNDLAND TO IRELAND

SAFE LANDING AT CLIFTON By Telwapli-Presa Associ&tion-Oopyrieht (Rec. June 15, 5.5 p.m.) St, John's, June 14. The Vickers-Vimy aeroplane, with Pilot Alcock and Navigator A. W. Brown, left Newfoundland at 4i13 p.m., Greenwich time—l2.ls New York time—bound on her trans-Atlantic flight to England.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. June 15, 8 p.m.) Vancouver, June 14. The Most messages from Halifax .stale that the Vickers-Vimy aeroplane lias not yet 'been reported. The steamer Digby, on arriving, reported that no-trace was seen, though she crossed the aeroplane's i;oute,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LANDING JNJELAND (Eec. June IG, 1.:>5 a.m.) London, June 15, 11.30 a.m. A wireless report from Clifton, Ireland, states that tho Yimy machine alighted at 9.40 a.m. TThe actual flying time is 17 hours 27 minutes.] . HAWKER'S UNDETcARRIAGE LANDED (Eec. June 15, 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 8 (delayed). The New.York "Times" St. John's correspondent states ihat the vmder-carriago of the ■ Sopwith machine, dropped by Hawker upon leaving Newfoundland, has been landed by a schooner, which found it. off the Grand Banks.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. A CHAIN IF LIGHTSHIPS' GUIDING BEACONS ACROSS THE ;,v,V ' ATLANTIC. (Ecc. Juno 15, b.5 p.m.)

London, Juno 7 (delayed). In an interview, Commander Tower, of N.C.4, said: "I predict that within five years there will be a chain of international lightships, each being a meteorological station, which will patrol the ocean along tho trans-ocean air route. This will iiieaii a large initial expenditure, btit will be well worth while, as the lightships will be able to aid vessels as well as airships. Such n patrol would put trans-Atlantic flying (.n a. substantial 'basis. Tho first chain could ho established via the Azores, 6inco that is tho best flying course, but a chain between Newfoundland and Ireland is also practicable. A lightship I'very live hundred miles would lie necessary.—Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Assn.