AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

AVIATOR CUNNINGHAM

(United Press Association— By Electric , Telegraph—Copyright)’ .■% V • SYDNEY, Aug. 4. i The aviator, Cunningham/ arrived at Wyndham in the afternoon. ■ i , ;W, > , ■ .. [ ATLANTIC ATTEMPT. '■ BY A CANADIAN. NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Captain J. E. Boyd, a; Canadian world war aviator, has announced lie.will attempt a non-stop flight from New York to Croydon, England, next week. . .1.. SMITH’S ATLANTIC NAVIGATOR. >' ’ ' LONDON, Aug. ’4. Captain Saul, the navigator of the Southern .Cross over the Atlantic, arrived, fit tho. Baldonnell Aerodrome in Ireland. He.is of the opinion that Ireland :is most backward in aviation, and the least air-mirfded of the world’s, nations,. ■ I " " ' -V, AIRMAN’S SUICIDE. .'".'V;./-. • . = .LONDON, Aug. 4. A : flight .sergeant -at Montpellier committed'suicide by jumping from an aeroplane. A letter in his pocket indicated that the reason was unrequit-, ed love. ' . OCEAN FLIGHTS. RELIABItITY OF THE AIRSHIP. (Ileceiyed this day at 10.30 a.m..), 1 ' ' MONTREAL, Aug. 5. In an address at the Canadian Club on Monday, night, Wing Commander Ri B. 'B, Cpiindre.aaid that airships of ' never, can compete with present, methods of transportation over short-distances,, but will come into their own when oceans have to be covered. He thought the lesson learned from the flight, was that larger airships were required: to make commercial ocean flights'successful. They would be able to carry more fuel, enabling the dirigible to. maintain a uniform speed ol 70 knot®/ R.IOO could not do this.

FLIGHT ABANDONED

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 4

Av Poykjavik' -message states Firth ami Weller have abandoned their flight t-o Greenland because there is no land ing place there.. \