AVIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1928, Page 3

AVIATION.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Associatiot LONDON, Alarch 12. I lie official timekeepers of the Roy Aero Club were ready and the st:u set for what was expected to be triumph for British airmanship. JCi K.*ad was obviously undecided wliotb to make the attempt. He paced i and down alone, then conversing wii the officials lie suddenly appealed make a lightning decision. He i strncted the timekeepers to take i positions. The Kupeimarine Xapie Sis horse-power, was brought from tl hangar and the engine warmed u When it took the water there appear, to be considerable difficulty in risin; lr taxieil down the Solent, then turni and taxied easily for a mile and a-hu belore rising. It flew seemingly on ha throttle for ten minutes then laude, A few minutes later the pilot opetu* out the engine and the machine res, apparently to begin (be record High: It circled the aerodrome with a terrifi noise from the exhaust. AYhen at height of four bundled feet the miiehin swung sharply for the purpose of et tering tho course. The pent-up watch ors beard the engine’s deafening niai indicating the opening all out. Th machine shot down with ineredib! speed and the next second with appal ling suddenness it dived almost verti (■ally. An agonised cry broke from th, onlookers and in a few Meeting second: everybody was paralysed by the macliim being swallowed ui> by the water. Io stnntly launches were patrolling tin course at full speed. The search wa* continued until darkness. Aeroplane* will commence a search at daylight The onlookers, including French Italians, and Japanese Air Attaches were greatly ditsressed by the tragedy. Kinkead’s abilities were widely respected and the feelings of fellow airmen were summed up in the expression id one: “It is a terrific tragedy. We expected so much of Kinkead. Now he is dead.” TR A NS-AT LA NT I(: ELY. , LONDON. Alarch 13. Hincheliffe’s manager announces the n’nuaii began the trans-Atlantic atempt at 8.45. lIINCHCLI FF’’S FLY. LONDON. Alarch 13. Him-hcliff lei I C’rnnwell this moi'nng for an unknown destination. Oven bis wife does not know his Mans. In a later message lie says he is lound for Ireland where he will await avourable weal her before attempting be Atlantic. HINITICLI ITEMS PROGRESS. LONDON. Alarch 13. llinchclilVe has passed Afizenhoad. in ‘utility Cork, flying westward. RECOVERY OF BODY. LONDON, Alarch 13. Exactly twenty-four hours alter he oiifidently set out to achieve a record, linkead’s body was recovered, so introd that lie must have been killed ist.a lit a neoiisly. lie was found imprisned in the Disilage, which was an nreeogiiisable mass of twisted iroii,irk, the tail being the only position itact which bad disappeared and the nits crushed (hit*. Tears coursed down io cheeks of many officers as Kinend’s body was carried ashore.