AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1932, Page 5

AVIATION

’PLANE SEADIYES

THE OCCUPANTS UNHURT. (Australian Press Associat"on.J SYDNEY, March 27. A ten-year-old D.M. 37 aeroplane, dived into the sea off Crowdy Head, near Port Macciuarrie. Three occupants, Pitot Pat Hall, John kingsford Smith, and Harry Purvis, were unliurL. They swam a mjle towards the shore when they were picked up by fishing boats.

The accident is ascribed to an eagle hawk striking the propellor.

MOLLISON’S PROGRESS

COLO AB EC HAP., March 27 Mollison Hew over Jao at o p.m.

“BAIRRITZ” ARRIVES AT PORT

PORT DARWIN, March 27

The French aeroplane “Barritz” arrived on Saturday afternoon, en route to Ne\V Caledonia, via Brisbane, whither it is going to-day.

WORLD RECORD FLIGHT,

ORAN, March 26,

Boussotrdt Rossi lias achieved the world’s longest lliglit of 0,595 miles in 4,603 minutes,

GRAF ZEPPELIN LEAVES. PERNAMBUCO, March 26. The dirigible, Graf Zeppelin left here on Saturday morning on its return flight to Germany. Zinder and Mollison arrived at Niamey and have departed 'for Donala.

A WINGLESS MACHINE

CAPABLE OF GREAT SPEED

LONDON, March 27.

A correrpondent of the “Sunday Express”’ says that Senor do la C'erva llias secretly built and successfully flown at Humble Aero Club a wingless aeroplane. The machine is so small that it goes in a motor garage and can ascend from a tiny garden, or roof. It .has a windmill propellor above and is capable of great speed.

MOLLISON 12 HOURS AHEAD

CAPETOWN, March 28.

• Mollison. left Walrus Bay at noon on the final hop of eight hundred miles, and is expected to reach Capetown at seven to-night, twelve hours ahead of the record. He covered 1450 miles on the first clay.