AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

THE KENT CRASH

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

LONDON, November 3

The Air Ministry, in the interim report on the Moepham a:r crash on July 21st last, when several titled people were killed, states that a careful examination o'f all the main fractures had revealed no defect in the structure or assembly of the plane. Furthermore, there were no signs of faulty or inferior material. The Committee is therefore still exploring further possibilities.

GARDEN ON FINAL HOP,

KOEPANG, November 4

Garden arrived here at 10.30. He hopped off for Wyndham, Australia, at 11.15.

OSCAFS GARDEN REACHES AUSTRALIA.

(Received this day at S a.m.) SYDNEY, November 5. Oscar Garden arrived at W.yndhairi at 5 p.m,. He left England on Octobef 17. His achievement is regarded ns most noteworthy for one with the hriefest knowledge of aviation on long distance flying.

EIGHTEEN DAYS

ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA

(Received tbi« dav at 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 5

The airman Oscar Garden who reahed Australia unheralded and un.sung after eighteen days from England, is a member of. a Scottish family who settled, in New Zealand after the war.

The aviator will probably attempt the flight across the Tasman soon. . No one was present to meet him, when he landed three miles from ■Wyndham. The previous night be camped with Blacks at Bima.

MRS BRUCE AGAIN MISSING

HONG KONG, November 4

Some anxiety is felt here for the safety of Mrs Victor Bruce, who is flying from London to Tokyo. The local Shell Oil interests advised that she left Bangkok on Saturday morning for Hanoi, but telegraphic -in quiries fail to elicit any information. is presumed she has not., arrived there. Possibly she landed at Vinh, where there is a good aerodrome, but no news is obtainable. The flight from Bangkok to Hanoi is over wild mountain country, coverable in six hours, The absence of news here is causing great concern. MISSING AIRMAN. (Received this dav at 9. a.m.) VANCOUVER. November 4. Two' planes and six men lost in Northern British Columbia arc the subject of an extensive search staged by a fleet of planes co-operating with six Government fisheries patrol vessels. Captain E. J. Burke of Vancouver flying two prospectors to Liard mining post, disappeared on October 12th. Captain Pat Ren ah an of Vancouver hopped off to search with two mechanics on October 28th and vanished after len.ving Prince Rupert. The const was shrouded in fog for a fortnight. Government vessels are systematically sweeping the whole coast. • Burke and his companions are feared to bo dead, as if alive they could have reached civilisation easily in the time that has elapsed.