AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1928, Page 2

AVIATION

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

IN THE AIR

HAWERA, July 7

The flying Moth ’plane, with Douglas Mill, landed here at five minutes past twelve, having taken. throe hours, twenty minutes from Blenheim. A stiff north-east wind caused a delay over tlie concluding 100 miles. Mr Mill will resume his flight to Auckland to-moyrow if the weather is suitable.

ITALIANS’ FLIGHT.

RIO DE JANIERO, July 6,

The Italian fliers, after resuming their flight yesterday from Natal, struck heavy rains and dense fog, and were lost for three hours, and nearly crashed into the mountains. . Finally they ran out of fuel, and landed on a lonely beach, north of their first stop. Tlio landing gear was damaged, and suffered other slight breakages.

They will rest, and then resume the flight to Rio to-morrow in a borrowed plane.

Delpreto said he had not slept, but his health was good.

They encountered terrific heat over tlie African desert. The South Atlantic conditions otherwise were favourable.

The official distance is announced as 4832.86 miles in 51 hours.

TRI-MOTOR FOKKBR TO BE USED

HONOLULU, July 7

Captain Lancaster has indicated plans for a. non-stop flight from Croydon to New York, using a tri-motor Fokkor, as soon as a machine can be obtained, with Lyon and Mrs Miller. He expressed confidence in the success of a straight-line flight.

Five hundred Americans welcomed Lyons, Warner, Captain Lancaster, and Mrs Miller, at a community luncheon. Governor Wallace Farrington led three cheers for Lyons, who said: “I am glad to reach my own land, though we had a wonderful welcome in Australia We are now entering on a project which will be better yet.”

Warner said : “We bring to America kind Lxiouglits of Australia.”

Warner announced that he had plans to devote his activities to the development and application of radio to navigation. Mrs Miller and Lancaster were introduced, hut did not speak. Definite plans are not announced.

WILKINS AND EIELSON ENTERTAINED.

NEW YORK, July 7

A message from Greenwich, Connecticut, says that Wilkins and Eielson attended a dance on the Roof Garden of a local inn, motoring there from New York. Other guests were personal friends of tlie fliers, many of whom are in prominent positions in aviation, and ciyil interests. The fliers gave interesting accounts of tJieir flight and acknowledged the courtesy of their hosts.

U.S. AERONAUTICS. HONOLULU, July G. Ordvay has announoed that plans have lieen found for a trust for the promotion of American aeronautics, with money raised on the Pacific Coast for Lyon and Warner, by the newspapers and popular subscriptions. , He also reiterated bis denial that they would fly with Lancaster. NAVAL DIRIGIBLE CRASHES TOKIO, July 7. At Osaka, the largest commercial city in the Empire, the concluding air defence manoeuvres on the completest scale, were witnessed by the Princes Kanin and Kaya, including a night attack by aeroplanes to determine the sufficiency of protection. A naval dirigible orashed during night-work practice) at Yokosuka, and four were drowned. ENDURANCE FLIGHT. LONDON, July «. The German airmen Ristics and D;mnierman created a new world record for endurance with 65 hours 26 minutes and covered nearly 5,000 miles.