AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

AIR PILOT’S CONDITION

(Australian Press Association)

HOBART, March 21

Pilot officer Grant’s condition has improved and there is every hope for Ins recovery. Elliotts may lose a right foot. AlcGowaii was buried with naval honours.

• PROPOSED FLY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, 31 arch 29. Pakersou went to Lympne aerodrome at, five yesterday hoping to start but he was prevented by a heavy snowstorm. He proposes to vary the route, following Rhone valley to 31arseilies and thence to Rome .nslead of overflying the Alps. AIRMEN'S TROUBLES. l (Received (his day at 9.40 a.m.) SINGAPORE, March 20. Because the airmen landed on the Royal Air Force - ground adjoining the naval base, eighteen miles from Singapore town, few were aware, of their arrival on Wednesday evening, or the departure this morning for Muntok, 'of Piper and Kaye. The bad luck encountered in India continued aftor leaving Calcutta, Flying off the Burma coast engine trouble forced their descent on the small uninhabited island of Boron go, near Akyab, where, they were delayed for three weeks working at repairs all day in tiie tropic sun and sleeping at nights in the machine, as there was no shelter. Despite their adversities they were most optimistic, though tired out, when they arrived at Singapore.

PIPER- AND KAYE’S FLIGHT,

AVELEVREDEN, March 20,

Piper and Kaye have arrived here They leave to-morrow for Souraibaya.

CORONIAL FINDING

OTTAWA, March 20

A Coroner’s jury investigating the death, while flying, of Colonel Barker, V.C., a famous Canadian Great War aviator, who brought down fifty-two German planes, returned a verdict that the tragedy was due to the airman’s error of judgment.