AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

AIRMEN ARRIVE. [United Press Association--By Electric Telegraph—Copyrght.] DELHI, Feb. 23. Pipe and Kaye arrived, at Allahabad on Sunday and are leaving for Calcutta on Monday. FURTHER PROGRESS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) * ' DELHI, Feb. 24. The Now I 'Zealand aviators arrived at Calcutta' at 12.30 and left for Akyab in the afternoon. WOMEN AVIATORS. LONDON, Feb. 24. A message from. Riviera says it is surprising the number of middleaged women learning to fly. Experts declare they make steady reliable pilots. An official of. Hamworth Air Park says it would be a great surprise to many to see the number of women, many grey-haired, who after tea and bridge,. go for hours on a solo flight. THREE KILLED IN CRASH. VANCOUVER, Feb. 24. Mntther Carleton, a millionaire, took two friends aloft to experiment with a- new flying boat lie intended purchasing, and crashed. All were killed. • PIPER AND KAYE.

ENGINE TROUBLE. (Received this dnv nt 11 a.mA V,, CALCUTTA. Feb. 23. Piper and Kaye who left here for Akyab had engine trouble throughout crossing India due to a piston rod melting at Jasck. Soon after leaving Karachi on Saturday they encountered a heavy fog and were forced to turn back. They landed at Hyderabad, in Sind, and departed in the afternoon, reaching Joahpur, where they stayed the night. Yesterday, when proceeding to Allahabad, strong headwinds combined with choked jets caused a forced landing at Ghansi. They restarted, and near Allahbad engine trouble recommenced and the plane just managed to reach the aerodrome when the engine failed. The engine was scraped, and at seven this morning they restarted for Calcutta, but near Gazu, one of the jets blocked and tlie fliers sought a landing spot vainly. It seem eel almost certain they would crash in the jungle when the choked jet suddenly cleared and they continued to r Calcutta, -• which they reached at noon. The run from Allahabad to Calcutta was made in five hours, which- is equal to that of powerful Fokkers used in the Dutch Air MailService'. Therefore, being in excellent time, the airmen stayed here two hours and then they departed for Akyab. Replying to a question when they would reach New Zealand, the airmen gloomily replied: “Perhaps we never shall. We won’t be surprised if the plane falls into the sea. We shall return to En'dancl by steamer.’’