AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1931, Page 5

AVIATION

LONDON—CAPE FLIGHT. (United Press Association.—By Electrio Telegraph .—Copy rig ht .) LONDON, November 13. Mollison left Lympne at three o’clock this morning for Capetown. Before starting he said: , “Miss Salaman has set a hot pace, which means for me very long stretches and leas rest. I have revised the stages, and have substituted hops of about; fifteen hundred miles daily. I have also replaced the wooden propellor with a metal one. If the weatner is bad, steel blades serve better. I shall fly at night as well as by day.” MOLLISON PASSES GREECE. LONDON, November 14. The airman Mollison resumed his flight from Foggia in South Italy at 2 a.m. to-day. Later reports announced his arrival at, and departure from, Athens.

PLANE TURNS TURTLE, MOLLISON 1$ UNINJURED. CAIRO, November 15. .Mr J- H. Mollison’s reserve tank petrol pump broke, causing a forced landing. The plane apparently turned turtle, smashing the propellor and rudder. Mr ' Mollison mas violently thrown out of the machine, but was uninjured. He has decided to repair hi s plane at Cairo and % to EnglandFLIGHT ABANDONED. MGLLISON’S FORCED LANDING. CAIRO, November 15. Mr J. A. Mollison has abandoned, his flight. Flares were burned at the aci°drome last-night, following upon the report that Mollison had been seen over .Assuit, an hour’s flight from south of Cairo. It is unknown whether he has lost his way,' or has decided to miss Cairo and continue to Khartoum. He was later compelled to come down at Minia. BUTLER ARRIVES. RECEIVES GREAT OVATION. SYDNEY, November 15. Butler has arrived. He landed at the aerodrome at Hargrave Park, twenty miles south-west of Sydney at 3.3(L An escort of nine large and small airplanes met him near Lithgow, Butler’s home town,' where he made a brief stay, meeting and. greeting parHe received an ovation from 7000 country folk. He received another sterling welcome at Hargrave Park from , the military and ciyil aviation officials and a very large gathering of motorists. HINKLER AT BRAZIL. PARA, Brazil, November 13. Bert Hinkler,’ who recently flew from New York to Jamaica, arrived here on Saturday.'