AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1928, Page 3

AVIATION

(United Press Association.—Bv Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.)

PARTS FOR BREMEN

(Received this day at 11.0 am.) NEW YORK, April 10.

Miss .(linkers left for Montreal in a sister ship ol the Bremen and was accompanied by her brother Erhardt, in addition to those previously cabled. They will await word there from Greenley. Miss Junker-, -aid: ”We "ill carry a hundred gallons of benzol lor the Bremen. Our principal purpose is to have the Kl.'i. a sister ship, as close to the Bremen as possible so I bat any part needed cun be sent to Greenley Island. That applies particularly to the propeller now being Used mi the EI.A. which is the only one we seem to lie able to locate which would serve efficientiv on the Bremen.”

A despatch from Seven Eland, Quebec, stated that one of the heaviest snow storms of the season is still raging over Greenley. but has not prevented the fliers from attempting to repair the plane. It is also stated that communications with Greenley are becoming more and more difficult, because the terrific storm lias aliened the telegraph lines running through Labrador. Whatever stage the repairs to the Bremen have reached it is eleai that any attempt at present to resume Cue flight will he nothing short of suicide. OTTAWA. April R>. A message from Murray Bay, Quebec. states Schiller was the pilot who left Greenley Island with Eitzmaurico in a Fairchild plane sent by the Canadian Government. They started in adverse weather conditions, but with the forecast that the weather out at sea would he more favourable. It was planned to proceed cither to !• artliei Point or Quebec, depending on the weather encountered.

belief proposals. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). NEW YORK. April Kb Miss Ilerta Junkers, daughter of the Bremen’s maimfaeturer. is prepared to |ly a sister ship of the Bremen to Montreal, and there lay plans for a rescue expedition to Greeney Island Rl,e will be accompanied by Fred Melelioir. chief pilot of Junkers (’ey., in America, and a mechanic. Mie has received a message from Hue idle Id requesting benzol new prnpollnrs and spare parts while the landing gear already despatched will be picked up by relief expedition at Montreal. In the meantime Rov Brown, a ( unadiaii airman, wlm killed the famous German Ace, Von Riehtolen. i- preparing to leave for Greeney in a four seater plane.

LESSONS OK ELY (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) OTTAWA. April .16. A mesage from Montreal .-late- I he German Consul lias reicived a message from fl uenelield. indicating the Bremen might lly to Montreal to refuel, and then continue to New Y nrk. ]| uenefeid asked for inlununl foil regarding landing and taking nil lacilities; also whether supplies of fuel suitable for the Bremen were available. Meantime it is generally considered that one of the most important aspects of the Might is that it answers the mvstery why previous attempts to (l\ westward have ended fatally. Tt is believed it lias established beyond doubt Unit other planes were forced down al .-('a after exhausting their fuel and lighting -gales which reduced both the cruising speed and living life. This is believed to be proved conclusively by the fact that the Bremen exhausted the last drop of fuel after (lying 2125 miles in A I hours. OTTAWA. April Hi. A message from Quebec says 1< 11 lmiurice left Greenley Island to-day in a Canadian plane for New York. Ibe German nllieers are remainin''; to repair Ibe Bremen and rmuplelo the Might to New York.

“ITA l.lA’’ DAMAGED. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). BERLIN. April 16. The Italia suffered considerable damage during the storm ami the port sfabilister was partly lorn off. “no motor did not work for part of the (light. The landing at Reddin was accomplished with great difficulty. Ihe passengers are now resting at the hotel. NOBILE S El RST STAGE. LONDON. April Lb Commander Nobile’s fust flight in his great Arctic adventure was perhaps as thrilling as any likely to be made in the Polar regions. When he set out from Milan he uax ollieially informed the weather was suitable. He had barelv crossed the Alps when he disappeared in heavy clouds and freezing head-on gales shook the airship Horn stem to stern. As it ploughed its way through the darkness the conditions became steadily worse until over the western Carpathians, when thunderstorms succeeded thunderstorm. Ihe severe electric tension disturbed tlie

navigation instruments and wireless. The airship then ran into heavy snowstorms. There was considerable conlusion as u. the airships exact location. While hattling through a hn broke ml and the canvas was torn in several places. Tiie right-hand motor developed trouble reducing the speed to thirty mill's liourlv. On arrival tlie airship had considerable difficulty in landing, owing to the broken I'm. Nohde surprised the hvstauders on stepping out in a most gorgeous General’s uniform. He presented a striking contrast to Ins travel-stained and oil-begrimed com pniiious. GERMAN All? SERVICE. BERLIN. April 16. Lilflhansijs’s summer time-table icommencing on 23vu. Apiil. whin tn ('.m, pane's planes will be Hying amost fortv thousand miles daily. Every important German town will be connected by aeroplane, which proves that Germany is still supreme in civil av ■ tioii. She is seizing every opportunity i,t development in educating the Germans that air travel is vastly pivfer.,l,|(, to train. Berlin is now linked with every European capital except Warsaw, and is shortly inaugurating Sundae services between Berlin and Paris and elsewhere. Several new night services throughout Germany have been inaugurate.l al-o several freliters not carrying passenger-. A special summer feature will he a week-end trip to popular seaside re sorts on the Baltic and North Seas.

N.E. AIRMAN'S ANTICIPATIONS. WKELTGTOX, April 15. Mr. D. Mill <'f Auckland, is firmly convinced that the era of civil aviation is at hand in New Zealand. He has just made a strong plea lor the provision of landing facilities by municipal authorities. Canterbury was the least backward part of n backward Do.nmlon so far as aviation was concerned said Mr. Mill. Wellington was somewhat hadlv-plaeed for aeroplanes, hut there was no reason why it should not be made available for seaplanes. The Government was to be com mended for its decision to assist aero clubs. Already there was a demand for freight

carriage hv air. and with the speed and safety of flying, for it was an actual fact that aeroplanes were safer than road transport, they would become a larger factor in transport. If commercial aviation wa- to progress rapidly two tilings would bate to he done, said Mr. Mill. Ihe meteorological ofliee would have to extend its ac tivities and provide reliable weather data for (Ivors-, and the meal government authorities would have to provide suitable landing grounds. Aviation was going to he held, lank unless the cities and towns of the Dominion provided landing places. Havora was the only place in New Zealand lie knew of that was alive in this respect so far as the municipal authentic- were concerned. Unworn would lie an airport long before any other place, although he believed Blenheim was seriously considering the provision „f a suitable landing ground for aeroplanes. Apart from cheap transport, the aeroplanes offered great possibilities in New Zealand in survey and g-uieral photographic work. A vertical photographic survey could ho made with extreme accuracy to any scale, and would give 100 per cent, detail.