AIR FLYING.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.; THE FLIGHT TO CAPETOWN. LONDON, Feb. 26. There are now three aeroplanes flying to the Cape. Two others are expected to start. There is no news of Michell. Presuably ho remains at Ginja. His next landing ground is at Kismuna, 113 miles distant, where new Rolls-Royce engines are awaiting Michell’s machine.
ANOTHER. INTERRUPTED FLIGHT. BOMBAY, Feb. 24. Matthews, repaired liis niaeliipp anfl left Bander Abbas on the morning of the 24th for Karachi. He rpachpd Ga§k in the afternoon! When landing he damaged the under carriage of the aerflplane. entailing further delay.
AVIATION
(Received This Dav at S a.m.) CAIRO, Feb, 22. The new Vickers Vimy aeroplane to which the engines and other equipmentof the SHvcr Queen was transferred, started for Khartoum early to-day. Mitchell reached Ivisupm on the 24th, after two forced landings. Ho camped out two nights. Lions disturbed his rest.
MELBOURNE, Eeh. 25. Ross Smith’s machine landed in Melbourne, at the Point Cook Aviation School, this morning, completing the voyage from London to Melbourne as orginallv intended. The Federal Government presents its cheque for ten thousand pounds on Friday.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1920, Page 2
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