AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1931, Page 5

AVIATION

AIRMAIL. (Unitod Press Association—By Electric Telegraphy-Copyright;) • DELHI, May 5. The City of Karachi, with the Australian air mail,’ has arrived at'Calcutta. j , C■ v ' BERT, HINKLER. (Received. 9.50 a.m.) TORONTO, May 5. Several weeks' secrecy, enveloping plans for a flight to some uuiUiuouno ed destination, were unravelled to-day when Bert Hinkler took off from hero for \vhat is planned to he a flight across the Atlantic to Africa with intermediate ' slops. Mystery still (shrouds '.Hinkler’s ]slans, the- only .available details being from airport workers.

Jt was said that he intended to make the- first' stop at North Beach, Long Island and from there it is believed he will proceed to Mexico, Buenos Aires and Africa. An airport worker said he intended, if successful, perhaps, to attempt another flight to Australia. ...

ROUND WORLD FLIGHT. PERMISSION TO CROSS RUSSIA REFUSED. (Received 11.15 a.m.) ‘ NEW YORK,' May 5. A message from Oaklahdma City states:—Mr F. C. Hall, an oil man and backer of the projected round the world flight by Wiley t> or+, and Harold Catty, said to-day that the fliers had been refused permission to cross Russia. Senators Gore and Tliom«s of Onklahoma and Borah of Idaho wen negotiating to., obtain permission. The plane, which is a high wine monoolane, has been overhauled and fitted with special instruments at a ■Californian factory. It is to be readv for test flights on .‘Saturday. The aviators will start and finish at New York.

R.lOl DISASTER;., INQUEST VERDICT. LONDON. May 5. At the closing of the R.lOl inquest, the coroner returned a verdict of accidental deaths based on expert’s conclusions that the disaster was due to loss of gas in very, bumpy weather.