CAIRO TO CAPE FLIGHT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 133, 1 March 1920, Page 5

CAIRO TO CAPE FLIGHT

I "THE TIMES" MACHINE DAMAGED. ; Caps Town, February f 27. "The Times" machine arrived at Ta- | bora to-day; all well. Later. The starboard engines of "The Times" machine failed in taking off from Tarbora aerodrome, and the aeropiane crashed, Cockerell's wrist was sprained, nnd Corby's leg bruised. Otherwise no serious damage was done to tho crew. Both '• Tinder-carriages went through the lower planes, and it will bo impossible to repair them without a complete dismantling and a new under-carriage and new lower planes. The tanks, engines, and propellers were untouched bv the crash, but tho engines in any case are hopeless, and require a complete overhaul and new cylinders. The pilots await instructions, as a continuation of tho journey is now hopeiess—Reuter. . THE ROME-TO-TOKIO CONTEST. (Rec. February 29, 5.5 p.m.) Allahabad, February 27. The second Italian aviator, Hazen, flying'from Rome to Tokio, arrived at Bagdad on February 25, from Aleppo, through a Winding snowstorm.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ROSS SMITH AND CREW ENTERTAINED. ; Melbourne, February 28.' Sir Ross Smith and his crew wero en- ; tertaincd by tho Federal Cabinet and pre- , sented with a cheque for ,£lo,ooo.—Press . Assn. ''