AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1929, Page 6

AVIATION

‘ ATLANTIC FLIGHT. /U - _ BY SOUTHERN CItOSS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). Amsterdam, July 22. It is reported that the Southern Cross triins-Atlantic flight will start from hole. -MOTH PLANE’S LUCK. ' ! " : SYDNEY, June 29. A Motlr plane piloted- bv Janies Branch, arrived over Mascot - Aerodrome'last night and circled for some time. As there was no light to indicate the landing ground, the pilot decided to land in the darkness. A strong wind however turned the plane completely over just as it alighted. Branch and bis mechanic were slightly injured.

TRIPLE AIR TRAGEDY., CHICAGO, July 22. Two vnW’r women paid ten shillings each ■ -r their first aeroplane licle. to .Gqis >)enseu, .who got a pilot’s license 1 art year, 'red started to-day carrying passengers i:> an old-time biplane built at t'-e e—l of the war. All three were instantly killed, when the engine stopped n't an altitude of a thousand feet. ROUGH AIR TRIP. BRUSSELS, July 22. Loudon passengers by the Imperial Airways cross-Channel aeroplane are loud in their praise of the pilot, who suddenly ran into a hurricane on Saturday afternoon. The pilot climbed to a height of 12,000 feet in order to escape it, but the plane was sadly buffeted, and the passengers were severely shaken. An air pocket caused one drop of a thousand feet. The aeroplane failed to reach Le Bourget, hut it made Brussels safely, arriving at Paris next morning.