AVIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1927, Page 3

AVIATION.

WILKINS’ PHOI’OSALS. [“Sydney Sun” Cables.] (Received this day at 8 a.m.) VANCOUVER, duly 19. Wilkins lias announced his intention of flying from San Francisco to Sydney cn route to the Antarctic. PERTH PILOT’S CRASH. PERTH, July 18. While on an experimental flight. Student Pilot Wilson crashed at Hast Perth. His machine fell on a higli]M«’er electric wire, ami hurst into Haines and was destroyed. Wilson was fearfully injured. Me died at the hospital. SPANISH ARIMAN KILLED. .MADRID, July 18. The Spanish airmen .Major Loriga, who recently flew from .Madrid to Phili'ippines, crashed when testing a small French for tv-horse-power plane and was killed.

airmen wklco.mkd. NEW YORK, July 18. Chamberlain, Byrd, Neville. Baroohen an Acosta returned in the Leviathan and were given a civic reception. They were welcomed with flags, music speeches and the customary liberal quantities of ticker tape and torn paper. There was not the same wild enthusiasm ns was evidenced when Lindenherg returned, but hundreds of thousands of people lined Broadway from the Battery to the City Hall and cheered the airmen heartily. A sudden heavy shower marred the civil ceremonies, sending crowds scurrying for shelter. . Notwithstanding this, the programme was carried out. Mayor Walker decorated the airmen who then proceeded to tho Eternal Light Memorial. where they deposited a wreath after which they reviewed the parade.

AIR TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 12.215 p.m.) PARIS, July 18. Lieut. Pnscaud, flying a military aeroplane, was forced to land on trie Rouleau Beach, which was crowded with bathers and children. The machine knocked down four girls of four and a-lialf years, who were killed instantly. A girl of ten had her arm torn off. was injured internally, aiql died in the hospital. Others were uninjured. The liorrer-striken crowd attempted to mob Pascand', who was rescued with difficulty.