AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

SPEEDING': RECORD.; •; \ ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO Bfe .\ MADE... j

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(Received this day at II a.m.) LONDON, February 7. An attempt will l>e made shortly in this country' to break the present air speed record of 357.7. miles per hour created by Squadron-Leader Orlebar at Calshot last September-. V The new attempt will be mhde in a Gloster-Nap-ier 6 which was built'-for the Schneider trophy race/ but did not participate to -trouble with-the - petrol feeding bystem. This difficulty has now beep solved and the.builders of the machme and engineers are confident of its ability to set. up a new speed record. The 'attempt will be made at Felixstowe. •• . 15

AIR PILOTS. ' .'. •'«' BLENHEIM, February Ur Last night, the firsp of Marlborough Aero Clubs A pilots were permitted to take up passengers, .having completed t‘he necessary 40 hour s solo, and having gone through^'an advanced.'course of training, including forced landing^. The pilots concerned, were Miss Pauline Bennett and F. R. DH. As there was a good deal of friendly rivalry as to which should take up the first passenger they were lined up in their respective machines and both took off together. I , i

Miss Bennett’s passenger wash heir father, Dr J. F. Bennett, and Mr Dix’s his mother Mrs H. R. Dix; $