TASMAN FLIGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1928, Page 2

TASMAN FLIGHT

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

AIOODY'S PLANE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 22

Colonel Brinsmcatl, Controller ol Civil Aviation, states that he has issued instructions that Moody’s plane should not he admitted to (lie hanger at the Mascot Aerodrome.

Colonel Brinsmead says the order is not specifically directed at Moody’s machine, hut at any land machine which it is proposed to use over a wafer flight. Moody says that from a pilot’s point of view it is time we dropped this humanitarian outlook on overseas flights. It argues a craven fear to being great. It is time Britishers were placed first in living, instead of Americans.

lie says ho will fly a land machine, because all great flights have been made in land machines. He adds: “We are not half so daring ns the public thinks. Given good weather, there is very little risk.” In speaking about the restrictions oil the flight by the Government, he said: “If there had been a Board oF Control in Captain Cook’s day. Australia would possibly never have been found. As they were as daring in that day as iu this, it would have been prevented.”

third man to be carried. SYDNEY. -Tan. 22

The aviators Moody and Jolley have left for Melbourne to interview Mr Bruce regarding the conditions under which the Tasman flight, will he permitted by the Federal Government. It is officially stated that to ensure additional safety, efficient directional wireless apparatus is being installed, and a trained operator and navigator has been engaged as a third man to travel in the monoplane.

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PLANE HEARD AT OKXRI

WELLINGTON. Jan. 22

The Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department has been advised by the Chief. Postmaster of Greymouth that Air P. Nolan had informed the Postmaster of Okuru that ho had heard an aeroplane, supposedly travelling north at Copper Creek, ten miles north of the Haast. at 0 a.m. on Friday, 13th inst. Air Nolan is reliable. He says he was sure he heard the plane and did not know one was missing when he made the statement.

not from sockburn. CHRISTCHURCH. Jan. 21

Inquiries at Christchurch show that no plane from Sockburn was in the vicinity of the Haast at the time mentioned.

NO TRACE. WELLINGTON, Jan. 23

The Secretary of the P. and T. Department has received the following from the Postmaster at Feathcrston : “Searchers Abbott and Houghton returned on Sunday and stated no, trace of the missing airmen was seen.’”