PARIS TO CAPE

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1932, Page 5

PARIS TO CAPE

FRENCH RECORD FLIGHT IN UNDER FOUR DAYS. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) CAPETOWN. April 21. The French aviators, Goulette and Si’.'el, have made a new record flight from Paris to Capetown in .three day: and seveneen hours. Goulette and .Said landed, here at. 12.40 a.ni. They were greeted by 'two thousand people in the darkn.’-ss, many being in evening dress. A shout oT “Vive la France,” was the prelude to the crowd singing the- “Marseillaise.” Ihe flight, according to Greenwich time, was done in three days, seventeen hours, and fifteen minutes. The airmen did not sleep throughout the

PRAISE FROM MOLLLSOX

LONDON, April 21

“Give my beadiest congratulations,” said Mojlison, when informed of the success of Goulette and Saleh “My record is not affected, as .this flight was not from 'England. When 1 left Lympne, I passed a good many miles away from Paris, and took a direct line down the coast. The fact remains that this is a fine flight.” The "Daily Telegraph” says; "Few months pass now, but new air records are made and broken. Comparisons between the time' of Goulette and Salel with Molli son’s single-handed record on a route of different length are impossible, but the Gor.’ette and Salel’s achievement is striking and significant. ,A regular passenger service between London and South Africa is being inaugurated on Wednesday. Thus, air 'transport brings the world’s scattered empire Into close communication and enhances efficiency.”

SCOTT AT ALEPPO

THIRD HOP STARTED

/ALEPPO, April 21

The airman Scott, on his flight tfl Australia, arrived at Aleppo oil Wednesday at 7 o’clock in the evening. He left hero at 11.5 a.in. to-day for \Bushire.

Note. —Scott’s schedule of daily flights is as follows : First day, London to Brindisi ; second day to Aleppo; third day to Bushire; fourth day to Jodhpur; fifth day to Calcutta; sixth day to .-V.or Star; seventh day to Batavia; eighth day to Koepang ; and ninth day to Darwin-.

iLONDON-CARE SERVICE, ftwrvHfl TRIALS TO BE MADE. RUGBY, April 20. It is expected that fine first of eight four-engined passenger monoplanes light weight strip-steel construction, designed for The Imperial Airways Cairo to Capetown route, will ho ready for preliminary trials within the next few weeks, and that the entire fleet will be in service 'towards the end of the year. The fleet is being constructed b v Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., of Coventry, at a cost of £loo,ooo. lvu will weigh over eight tons, whoieof over two tons will he available lor the accommodation of tin* crew, passengers, mails and goods, The maximum cruising speeds will be respectively 150 and 120 mile? hoiuljand a feature of the new machines is that thev are able to alight at fill miles an how. With tlm new machines in commission the Londoii-Ope-:own journey may, in due course, be reduced from eleven to nine days.