AIR FLYING.
[ Australian & X.Z. Cable Association.] U.S.A. PLANES. X KAY YORK, Alav 12. AA ith the first report of favourable weather, it is expected that three planes now at Curtis, Roosevelt fields, will race from New York to Paris simultaneously. The fate of Captain Xungesser and Coli has acted as a stimulus rather than as a deterrent to the aviators, who are now highly nervous lest one of their number should take off first. Chamberlain and Bertrand are ready to flv to-morrow.
Linbergh arrived to-night from St. Louis, after having established a record non-stop flight for a lone pilot. He averaged 2.23 miles per minute. 'He looms as a dangerous rival. Byrd, in a Fokker plane, arrived at nearly the same time.
The three camps are closely guarded. Mechanicians are working feverishly to tune the planes to the highest pitch of efficiency. The airmen Chnml>erlain and Bertrand have postponed their flight till Saturday morning owing to the news of squally weather in the North Atlantic.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1927, Page 2
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