Knee Round Britain.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1922, Page 2

Knee Round Britain.

ONE PLANE- MISSINS. . AUSTRALIAN' AND N\Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. 'LONDON, Setember 8. Twenty-one left Croyden this morning at 9 o’clock for an air race around Britain. About a dozen women participated in the race as passengers, including Princess Lowestein Wertheim, who is a passenger aboard her own machine. Courtney, who is scratch on a 325 ii.p. Siskin, covered 106 miles to Birmingham in 50 minutes. Three machines made forced landings on the first lap, hut no one was hurt. Haig, who piloted a Bristol plane, is missing. It is supposed that lie landed in an out-of-the-way spot. Eleven aviators reached Newcastle on the second stage safely. Barnard was the first to reach Glasgow with a D.H. 49 machine of 350 h.p. he having covered the journey in 381 minutes 20 seconds, including compulsory stops of 90 minutes each at Birmingham, Newcastle and at Belfast.

During the race most of the pilots encountered mist and fog, thereby lasing their way. Thirteen reached Glasgow, 394 miles from Croydon, the last arriving 141 minutes after Barnard, who wins a £4O prize give by the Glasgow Corporation to the first to reach that city. Raynliam was second. He was three minutes behind Barnard, but his actual flying time was only 30 seconds slower." p*-

Grey who is piloting Churchill’s aeroplane, has returned to Newcastle. He is now out of the race.

Hinkler did not start, owing to an accident to liis machine prior to taking it to Croydon.