MISSING PLANES

Evening Star, Issue 19658, 10 September 1927, Page 4

MISSING PLANES

THE OLD GLORY HOW REGARDED AS LOST SEA STILL ROUGH. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 8. The Old Glory must now be regarded as lost. A wireless to London from the Transylvania, a searching ship, says: “Wo. fear that there is small hope of s- ..’h r al, in view of the rough sea,” It is stated that the gas supply of the Old Glory was sufficient to keep her aloft till 8 o’clock on Thursday night, and that of the Sir John Carling till 4 o’clock on Friday morning. THE SIR JOHN CARLING LONG OVERDUE'. LONDON, September 8. Tho Sir John Carling should have reached Croydon at.noon. The supply of petrol would have been exhausted at 6 to-night; hence the airmen cannot any longer he in the air. There is no news, and there aro the gravest fears for the safety of the airmen. Crowds waited at Croydon all day. TRANSOCEANIC FLYING LEGISLATION FAVORED. NEW YORK, September 8. The Washington correspondent of the New York World ’ states that tho appalling number of fatalities involved in transoceanic (lying may result in Congressional action.. The Government officials are not seeking to chock ocean Hying, but advocate the prohibition of “ stunt ” flying. Mr R. M. M'Cracken, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air, favors legislation, whereby ’planes incapable of landing on or leaving tho water should bo barred from transoceanic flying Public sentiment for stricter control indicates that it is inevitable that tho Government will intervene. A similar movement is afoot in Canada, and Mr Mackenzie King has intimated that Parliament may be asked to stop transatlantic flying to and from Canada. REWARD WITHDRAWN NEW YORK, September 9. (Received September 10, at 9.15 a.m.) The Boston interests which had offered 25,000 dollars for tho first flight from Europe to Boston have now withdrawn their offer. ALL GERMAN ATTEMPTS ABANDONED'. BERLIN, September 9. (Received September 10, at 10.45 a.m.) German airmen preparing for transatlantic flights have decided to abandon their attempts for 1927, owing to the unfavorable weather, but they are convinced that transatlantic east to west flights will he accomplished in 1928, when every effort will be made to enable a German pilot and aeroplane to bo tho first to accomplish the passage.—A. and N.Z. and ‘Sun’ Cable. .THE ROYAL WINDSOR FLIGHT TO BE ABANDONED. OTTAWA, September 9. ■(Received September 10, at 9.5 a.m.) The committee at Windsor which is sponsoring the Royal Windsor flight has definitely notified tho aviators, who are now at Harbor Grace (Newfoundland), that they must abandon their flight to’ England and return homo.