AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

• FLIGHTTOBEBMUDA. -•: PRIZE OF '25,000 DOLLARS. < United Press ASsbcmtion—By Electric J Telegraph!—Copyright.) NEW YORK, April 2.. A Stinson monoplane, carrying a • crew of three," 1 including Navigator i Vancy, took off 1 .'for* Bermuda tor a -prize of twenty-five thousand dollars, offered for the Bermuda flight. The difficulty of navigation to the tiny island in the Atlantic- lnis previously repelled ' aviatotav-e r The dateet a'dVice'states that Yancy has radioed landing' on a calm sea sixty miles north of Bermuda where he rwill remain'»i'throughout the night and resume hiS’flight in the morning. The fliers are in'-no danger. . ARRIVAL AT BERMUDA. >... :■ -. oTQITAWA, April 2. A. report received from .Montreal states:--Yancylts-ht'onoplane reached .. Bermuda safety coming, under tow of 7 a motor, launch J&'hieh picked her up near the coast. CITY OF SYDNEY. (Australian Press Association) • • SYDNEY, April 3. ~ News from ,Wyudham shows Shiers played an important part in the safe . landing of the.‘{City of. Sydney.” After '..Smith >had justdlif.ted, the plane, over a , hill and it speed, Shiers crawled out cockpit.and laid on the, fuselage,:tp/hold the tail down, and .so prevented it from nosing over. ’ Smith,stated ,tl)ey had given up hope when found, and had kept at the wireless 4{ey'Nin,,'sheer^- desperation. Mosquitoes and insects gave the airmen no peace./ 1 1 " ’\

AIRkPAGEANT. HASTINGS, April 3. ' The following pilots will take part in the Hnwkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club’s pageant at 1 Hastings on Saturday next: MisS Atbha Clifford (Christchurch), Miss Pi * Bennett (Blenheim), lan Horton* Dohgks Mill, G. M. Firth, >oapts J. D. Hewitt, Saunders, Seajbrook Bloomfield and Lieut. Allan (all irom Auckland), Hamish Armstrong tOkitio), Capt. War nock (New Plymouth), F. R. J>ik (Blenheim), R. b. Taylor, Captains* J.- ■ C.. Mercer, Buck? lev Burrell (from Christchurch), Capt. iStedman (Wellington), - Capt, .White, and .Flying Officer Olsen (of Hawke s. Hay).. Seventeen, machines are definitely arriving With'the possibility of. two more.

SOUTH ISLAND FLEET LEAVE, •’BLENHEIM, Al>ril 3. _ The South IslantV air fleet, which- isto' take part in'.the Hawkes Bay, Hawera and Auckland air pageants began to assemble in Blenheim at 1 p.m. today, when Mlks. " Aroha Clifford of Christchurch p\Vt ; iff an appearance in her She was Hollowed 20 by Fhght- ' lieutenant Buckley arid Flight-Lieut-enant Barrell oFWigram in Air Force Gipsy moths, while about 2’oclock Captain J. C.Mercdr and Mr T). G. Grigg of the Canterbury Club as passenger put in a"n‘‘appearance. After refuelling the party,'• who were joined by Miss- P. Bennett and Mr F. R. Dix in one of the Marlborough Club’s moths. 7, Kaani; will Yißce ' off for Pnrorangi. Feilding, where’ the night will be spent •H-hr party proceeding to-morrow to ■Hastings. o, “' , r.i it bi'f