AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

SYDNEY PLANE FORCED DOWN

(United Press Association—By Electric ... Telegraph.—Copyright.)

, ; SYDNEY, Aug. 26. ; An aeroplane piloted bv Wing Commander Gilford, who is aide-dercamp to the State Governor, and carrying the Governor’s son, Philip Game; had a forced landing on Manly golf links to-day. Slight damage, was done to the,,aeroplane, but the occupants were uninjured.

U.S.A. SEEKS AIR AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25,

The,.State Department has announced that negotiations have been started with .Australia and other Governments for,.reciprocal agreements facilitating aim travel by Americans abroad and foreigners in, the United States.

UNIDENTIFIED PLANE,

J; j in distress

GISBORNE, Aug. 26,

An. unidentified plane was reported to have been seen by one resident gassing; pyer Tolaga Bay at 1.30 p.m, to-day. The Observer reported that til© machine* appeared to be in distress. .and ‘‘to wobble a great deal,” /The, eqgine wan .also racing and then 'appearing to stop, . There was heavy • rain, and. thick fog at the time, A thorough search over five miles of "the countryside from the point where the plane was reported, revealed nothing. The machine was not reported, from any other township on the. presumed route which lay southwards. >.

i , ONE PLANE' REPORTS.

i* j 7 DANNEVIRKE, Aug. 27. Gin reference (to the unidentified plane reported as passing over Tolaga Bay yesterday apparently in distress, H plane left, Akitio on Sunday, piloted? By Hamish Armstrong and accompanied 'by D. Paviour Smith as a Passenger for Tokomaru Bay. This plane, however, did not meet with a mishap yesterday’ as Mr Armstrong 'reported to Dannevirke at 6 p.m. •yesterday that lie was returning to Dannevirke to-day.

AN OPTICAL ILLUSION

ou ; GISBORNE, Aug. 27. '''lnvestigations of the report from Tolaga Bay concerning the alleged aeroplane* in , difficulties failed to substantiate the report. Police and settlers scoured the country for some miles without result and enquiries by aviation' interest? reveal that no plane is posted missing. It is presumed the informant had, an optical illusion, enhanced by exhaust 'explosions of a motor lorry, i ■ - ; ■ •

oairman REACHES NEW YORK.

IT j \u- NEW YORK, Aug.'26. no Yon Gronau lauded at New York harbour from Halifax at 3,46 p.m., local, time, and was transferred ashore ,in a police boat. He was greeted by fi. throng of ten thoulsand, ; A FLIER INTERVIEWED. -j i,-. _____ (Received ibis dnv n* 12.26. p.m.l " NEW YORK, Aug. 26. Yon G.ronou, interviewed on shore, said it.was not likely he would fly back because of the. difficulties in getting fuel in the Arctic region. He added that the flight had not yet given sufficient indication of the feasibility of a northern air route between America and Eh rope. ;;.r, ! '