ULM’S ATTEMPT

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1933, Page 5

ULM’S ATTEMPT

FLIGHT DELAYED

A BROKEN STRUT. (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Received this day at 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 27. Ulm has arrived at Dublin. Favourable weather reports led him to rush the pace of Inst minute difficulties to leave Heston. Friends slept in the open on a hot, cloudless night in order to farewell the aviators, who are confident of success. Ulm declared he- would not go if it were dangerous. He had made sure of everything and knows the position of a-1 ship s crossing the Atlantic tor the next. 36 hours. He- carried flares. His wife in Sydney realises the venture 'is safe. -*Hen spent the night reading a book cn airships ana' the Atlantic crossing.

PLANE DAMAGED. ( Received this day at 10.50 .a.m.) DUBLIN, July 27. Ulm’s flight has been postponed. T-fie plane slipped while being wheeled off planks, and a strut .was broken ana four others injured, BAD SMASH. POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. (Received this day at 11.9 ?..m.) LONDON, July 27. The undercarriage of Ulm’s plane broke under the strain of a' thousand gallons of petrol. .Several people were pinned under the wing and frantic efforts were made to extricate them. ; One broke his leg and two were seriously injured and taken to the hcepitM The rising tide threatens the plane. Engineer's are .working feverishly attempting t 0 • dismantle it. The tip of the wing is smashed and the flight has ■been postponed indefinitely.

Ulm says he has no intention of abandoning it.

ULM’S ATLANTIC FLIGHT,

LONDON, July 27. Ulm’s plane, “Faith in Australia,"’ left for Ireland at 4.40 a.m. With the, add tio-n of a British wireless operator, J, Edwards .the crow numbers four.

ENG LAND-AUSTRAL IA SERVICE.

LONDON, July 26,

Major Blackley flew the Astrea to Karachi, then proceeded by Imperial Airways regular services. He reached London in twleve flying days from Darwin, froiti where the total time was Fourteen days, . thus completing the round trip of almost thirty thousand miles.

Major Brackley is confident flmt a regular London-Australia esrvice will prove as popular as the present service to South Africa. No further survey of the Australian route is necessary, and no great difficulties remained.