AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

NO NEWS OF CHICHESTER

(United Press Association —By Electrx

Telegraph—Copyright).

DELHI, January 16

Mr Chichester, who arrived at Karachi late on Tuesday evening, was very tired. He left yesterday morning He was expected to reach Calcutta at mid-day. As yet there is no news of him since his leaving Karachi.

CHICHESTER’S PROGRESS

RECORD ACHIEVEMENT FOR SMALL PLANE.

DELHI, Jan. 16

Chichester spent last night at Janhsi and flew to Dumbum aerodrone Calcutta to-day, covering the distance of seven hundred miles in six and three quarter hours. This is almost a record achievement for a small plane over the most difficult part of India, Chichester was fatigued cn arrival at Karachi on Tuesday after a long flight from Chalibar and set out next morning for Calcutta, hut was onlv able to reach Jhansi. He hopes to leave Calcutta to-morrow for Akyab, thence Rangoon.

A PROPOSED FLY

LONDON, Tail. 16

Flying Officers H. L. Piper, and C. F. Kay, New Zealanders, attached to the twenty-sixth squadron at Catherick, representing the National Petrol Station and Subsidiary National Flying Services, are arranging to fly a Her’res Engined de Seoutter cabined monoplane from London tn Darwin. Preparations are incomplete, and the date of their departure has not been fixed.

CAPTAIN FINDLAY’S SUCCESS

LONDON, Jan. Ift

Squadron-Leader, J. Lloyd I'indlay. of New Zealand Air Force, at present training in England, alone obtained an A.l. certificate out o! thirty-two candidates at the Central Flying School, Trettcring.

AIR PILOT FINED.

WELLINGTON, Jan. 17

On a charge of working at his calling on Sunday, 24th. November. Sidney Alfred Gibbons, a pilot at Rongotai aerodrome, was to-day fined £L lie was flying with passengers.