AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1931, Page 5

AVIATION

AN AIR CRASH

EIGHT PERSONS KILLED

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association)

(Received this dav at 9 40 a.m.)

NEW YORK, March 31

A Kansas City message reports Knuie Jockne, a football coach at Notre Dame University, mid four others, were killed when tho trans-continental and Western air passenger mail plane crashed in Hamer, to-day in pasture, south west of Bazar. A later message states the dead total eight. AIRMAN'S PROGRESS. LONDON, March 31. The airman, Broadfoot, arrived at Budapest alter two forced landings, due to snow. A BUSH FLIGHT. LONDON. March 31. A millionaire sportsman. Commander tiled Kidson. and two companions left Ethers von in a high speed American mail carrying monoplane, hoping to reach Capetown in six days. Kid son’s object is to show up tho comparative slowness of British airmails. He is trying to convince the Rost Office and Air Ministrv of the prneticabilty of sending letters to Australia in eight days. CHICHESTER'S FLY. LEFT AT 10 a.m. (Received this dnv '2.2r- ©ml NORFOLK ISLAND. April 1. The aviator Chichester left at 13 o’clock local time for Lord Howe.

FLYING LIGHT. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) NORFOLK ISLAND, April 1. ■Chichester at 3 p.m. on Tuesday discharged twenty gallons ot petrol at | Cascade. He then took off. After j circling the Island for hail an hour, lie landed at Emily Bay at the southern end of the Island inside the reef. This morning, after refuelling and discharging his collapsible boat and the heaviest tools, as well as articles ot clothing, he made a, .successful getaway. at 10.3 a.m. He expects to arrive at Lord Howe Island at 5.30 p.m.