AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1931, Page 3

AVIATION

WOMEN’S RACE

l United Press Association—By Elect, ll telegraph. —Copyright. i .

LONDON. M«y 16

“Also flew” will soon by as common a phrase as “also ran.” Mr Shelmordine, the new Director of Civil Aviation, flew with his wife to Woodley, where he opened the aerodrome and witnessed an air women’s race for a challenge cup. It resulted:— Miss' Aitken 1 Miss Gower - Miss Amy Johnson (whose flying speed wias the best, namely 981 miles an hour), and Miss Winifred Spoonur also flew. DARWIN’S CLAIM. TO BE FIRST All? POET OF CALL, - DARWIN. May l(i. A crowded public meeting here passed a resolution advocating that Darwin should be the first port of call for overseas aeroplanes. the speakers claimed that there were many excelv lent landing grounds in the vicinity of Darwin whereas, he said, at Wyiidbam the landing grounds were not spv favourably situated as the salt marsh; there could not be used for many: months of the veal'. A N G LO - ITA LIANA G R E EM E NT. ROME. May 17. An agreement has been signed by the Italian Air Minister, Signor Balb°, and Mr Ronald Graham (Britain), permitting the resumption of regular British fctir. services between India, Africa and Australia over Italian territory. SWEDISH AIRMEN KILLED. STOCKHOLM, May 16. Three airmen were killed in a crash at Vesteraas, including a member of the Nobile reserve expedition, wl\o is the third suvivor of that exploit to meet his death in the air.