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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1928, Page 2

Tiik Hinkler flight across the world to Australia has had the effect of exciting another Australian to emulate the feat. Wing-Commander .Manning ot the Royal Air Force, is now on the wing and ts attempting a solo flight from England to his birthplace. Sydney. Commander Manning was a medical student at the outbreak of the war. hut joined a cavalry regiment and learned flying privately In 1910, when he was at Home wounded. Afterwards lie was transferred to the Air Force, in which he received decorations fnr conspicuous gallantry. The present effort is a private venture - like Hinkler's, and the same type of engine as that used l.v Hinkler in his late flight, is in use. .Manning is not competing with Hinkler’s effort, although he hopes to arrive in Australia in less time than a steamer would take. The route will be across the Arpditorrnnean from Marseilles to Tuniis, via Sardinia, along the North African const to Egypt, and thence to Iraq, and along the Persian Gulf to India and the Dutch East Indies. The attempt is of interest specially horn use he is using a light monoplane. a,« against a biplane used by others. The effort will he watched with interest, and it will lie doubly interesting to see another Australian succeed in the task he lias set himself. Each and every' effort must have its effect in the ultimate goal of 'establishing the aerial flight from Britain to Austrlin as a more permanent means of communication, and in that way, the trip now undertaken is a contribution to hislorv.