AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1929, Page 5

AVIATION

THE AIR ENQUIRY

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(Received tins day at 8 a.in.) SYDNEY, May 29. The Sydney-Melhourne Air Enquiry Committee is on route to Adelaide. The last witnesses at Melbourne included Air Commodore Williams, head of the Air Board, who stated it was unwise to frame regulations for flights over sparsely populated territory, as it would he most difficult to see they were carried out. However, the Department should be given discretionary power on the question of the equipment of aeroplanes undertaking long lonely .(Sights. Witness undertook to make suggestions in writing relative to a scheme of mapping Australia along proper lines.

Mr Howard Love, President o'f the Wireless Institute of Australia, contended that aircraft wireless should he obliged to comply with the same’regulations as ships. McWilliams back in n.z. WELLINGTON, May 28. McWilliams, wireless operator on the Southern Cross arrived by the Ulimar.ia from Sydney. After saying how astonishing it was to them to find a strong public opinion against them when they got back to Sydney, he added he was very happy to say that it had quite turned round in their favour again. It was very nice to be hack. They didn’t think they had much chance at one time. Ho spoke of the lack of food and said he still had a great appetite, but not so had as at first. They seemed, to have a lot of leeway to make up. There liad heen heavy rain where they landed, and there was plenty of water, hut the pools kept drying up and they had to go further and further afield, which was hard in their weakened state. Air McWilliams dees not know how long lie will he here. He may he recalled by the Commission, and in any case lie is awaiting the call for resumption of the England flight, possibly some time in June. The route will be as originally taken, as Darwin is too small for the Southern Cross. AEROPLANE CRASHES. (Received this dav at 8.80. a.m.l SYDNEY, AI ay 29. A Gipsy .Moth aeroplane with Pilot Littlejohn, crashed near Goulbourn and burst into flames. Littlejohn crouched down in the cockpit and crawled to safety through the wreckage unharm-