AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1931, Page 6

AVIATION

MOLLISON’S FLY. United Presa Associ&won— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) BATAVIA, July 30. Flying above Batavia in twilight, Mollison could not find the aerodrome there and was forced to make an emergency landing fifteen miles to the south. There was no damage, however, and Mollinson will leave at one in the morning for Singapore, thus maintaining the advantage gained by bis record flight from Wyndharn to Batavia. >SI JS W n S Ki J 3. W OCEAN FLIERS. LEAVE FOR AMERICA. ST. JOHN’S (Newfoundland), July 28. In clear weather, and a medium wind with a full moon,.the two planes, that of Boardman and Polando, and that of Herndon and Pangborn, were seen on Tuesday night over the Atlantic Ocean, bound fay Europe. They left the.land in the vicinity cf Cape Race. AMY JOHNSON. FLIGHT TO TOKIO. ' LONDON, July 23. Miss Amy Johnson, yesterday began a flight to Tokio .and is now en route to Moscow. Her partner is J. Humphries, ground engineer at Stag Lane Aerodrome, who taught her to fly. She will follow the line that she intended to pursue . when flying to Peking in January, going via Warsaw, Moscow, Samaara and Omsk. ' HOPES OF MAKINC RECORD. RUGBY, July 28. Miss Amy .Johnson left Lyinpne Aerodrome while it was stiil dark this morning in her attempt to fly to Tokio which she lioiies to reach m record time. She is flying a Puss -Moth machine, called the “Jason the S.cond,” and is accompanied by J. Humliries, wlio will act as mechanic. She proposes to proceed via Moscow Siberia, and Korea, and intends after spending a few days in Japan to fly home again. MuSS JOHNSON’S FIRST LANDING RUGBY, July 28. Miss Amy Johnson landed at the Berlin Aerodrome this morning. Shortly afterwards she departed for Koenigsber, on the Baltic. MOLLISON’S PROGRESS. LONDON, July 29. A Sourabaya message states that Mollison arrived there to-day. He landed, refueled, and continued on to Batavia. ZEPPELIN IN THE ARCTIC. . FRTEDRICHSHAFEN, July 28. The Zeppelin met the Malyguin off Hook Island, and alighted to exchange mail bags. Later it left for Franz Josef Land. 3 ■ . :