THE BIG AIR RACE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 47, 19 November 1919, Page 7

THE BIG AIR RACE

WCKERS-YIMY MACHINE AT ROME E POULET DELAYED AT . KARACHI By Telngraph—Press Association—Copyright (lice. November IS, 9.25 p.ai.) > London, November IS. The crew- of the VickcivVimy machine, which has arrived at Home, report that is they experienced very bad weather.— id' Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. is POULET STILL AT KARACHI. ;- (Rec. November 18, 9.25 p.m.) ' 13 Karachi, November 17. >r Poulet's departure has been postponed , n until November IS, owing to (he non- £ arrival of certain maps and the fact that Benoist has not fully recovered,—Kouter. THE SURBITON TRAGEDY . KfIEXE AT THE INQUEST. (Ecc. November 18, 0.25 p.m.) London, November 17. I ...The Coroner returneJ a verdict of ncei- ~ dental death at the inquest held into ths ;S circumstances Connected with the death jjj of the airmen Douglas and Ross. A sceno , was cre.itcd by Douglas's iianceo, who, iii an outburst, asserted that Colonel Douglas had informed her Hint the machine had not been adequately tested—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. CIVIL AVIATION n is SIX MONTHS' P.RQGRESS REVIEWED ' London, November 15. The Air Ministry, in a ieview of a half-year's progress in civil aviation, points out \thnt a considerable advance has been made in reconnaissance and development of Imperial air routes. The Cairo-Karachi route will soon bo available for civil traffic. The Cairo-Capo i. route lias been surveyed, and a chain of n landing places established, which will , e lie available for experimental bases. By i- the end of tho year a full reconnaissance • s of tho India-Australia route will lie com- ,. pletcd. A return shows that 21,000 flights were made in tiie half-year, and that ono passenger was injured for every 5200 carried. The Ministry has established a service of experts in England to pro- ■ ceed and investigate accidents on the spot immediately they are reported. Tho work hitherto has been light. The Department produces a weather map every ■r fcix hours, forecasts tlio weathor for tho t various routes, and the speed and dire©. if tion of the upper winds. Tho carriage i, of Continental and Imperial mails pro- ; - mises to bo most important, and n. i- regular demand, which will serve to s develop civil aviation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable o Assn. i■j THE RACE_TO_AUSTRAUA 8 ROSS-SMITH AT HOME. le London, Noember 17. t Lieutenant Ross-Smith lias arrived at ;, Rome.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Aesii. » ANOTHER FLIGHT ACROSS AMERICA !S _„ |- SINGLE-STOP RUN PLANNED. ({ Washington, November 1". ' s Lieutenant Jlayiiard, winiier of tho trnns-L'ontinentiil air race, is planning , another traiis-contiiienlal fliffht. with a single stop.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. a NURSE GAINS PILOT'S CERTIFICATE n o London, November IS. r- Miss M f Gciu''h, an Australian Red is Cro.?s nurse, has passed the testa at ;. Northolt Aei'odrome and received the g Royal Aero Club's pilot certificate.—Aus.t. N.Z. Cable Assn.