AVIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1927, Page 3

AVIATION.

(Austrajan Press Associatiou it Sun. AIK. .MISSION. CIIRISTCIIUR'C'H, Scpf. s. The head of the Empire Air .Mission which is searching New Zealand lor a suitable site for an airship mooring mast group, Captain ]’. ]•'. Af. Fellowes, arrived from Wellington by aeroplane last evening. COURTNEY STARTING AGAIN. LONDON. Sept. 8. Courtney, speaking at a bnmjnet in Corunna last evening, given in honour of himself and companions by Hie British Vice-Consul at which the Mayor was present, said he had received telegrams indicating the weather was favourable and would resume his flight, at seven o’ei'ock this morning, setting a. course for Fayal in A tores. “OLD GLORY ’ TN SK\. NEW YORK, Sept. 8. The monoplane “Old Glory” broadcasted an 8.0.5. early this morning. It is believed the plane was forced down in the sea at a point between 700 and 900 miles eastward npd slightly north of Newfoundland. Two Chinard liners, the Tr.n sylvan in and Carninnin swung oil' their courses in an endeavour to reach the plane. The airmen sent numerous messages reporting their progress before the S’. 0.8, but 'none have been si me received. therefore there j.- a >t! hope that tliev are still in the air.

The Carmania’s position was al uiit 170 miles from the plane uvli'-n tlm distress call was received and the Transylvania about B.'l miles. Fokhcr. tho builder of the “Old Glory” estimates they will keep afloat for several hours with the tanks emptied. The late t report state'! that Iho Transylvania reached the position given by “Old Glory” am! sear'la d a thirty mile area without success. VANCOUVER. Kept. C Two New York steamers Translyvania and Carninnin rndied, eightythree miles from “Old Glory" heading for the plane. “Old Orchard and “Royal Windsor” hop off from Hai l our Grace.

MTSSING. (Received this day at 9.30 a.in.) NEW YORK. Sept. 7. John Harman, a journalist aboard tho “Transylvania” radioed “'there is now every reason to l;cli"ve that “Old Glory” and crew are lost. No word lias been received nor true" found oT the missing plane since the morning when the 8.0.5. was picked tip in the mid-Atlantic. Since tin- S.O.S. teas received Captain Bone lias been quite close and smirched the spot where the plane was last heard from without result.” iIORBED OFF. NEW YORK, ficpl. 7. The aeroplane Sir John failing hopped off from Harbour Grace lor London this morning. Ihe Royal Windsor has arrived at Harbour Grace.