ULM’S FLIGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1933, Page 5

ULM’S FLIGHT

AGAIN POSTPONED

TILL TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.

(Australian Press Association),

(Received thi s day at 9.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 27,

Ulm will now 'be unable t 0 leave until Tuesday or Wednesday morning, owing to adverse weather reports received to-night.

PERSONNEL OF ULM’S' PARTY

NEW PLYMOUTH 'IN READINESS

NEW PLYMOUTH, November 26,

The “Faith jn Australia” will carry 750 gallons of -petrol, which, it -is considered, will give .an .ample reserve. Ulm says that he expects to complete the crossing in twelve to fifteen hours.

The personnel of the party will be : Messrs -C. P. Ulm (chief pilot), “Scotty” Allen (co-pilot), R, B. Boulton (wireless operator.), Mrs Ulm, and Miss Kathleen Rogers, Mr Ulm’ s secretary. OVERHAUL CAUSES DELAY. (Received, this day at 9.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 27. Ulm is not taking off before Tuesday morning at the earliest. Although the latest weather reports are favourable, many details i,n the overhaul of his plane caused a delay. GERMAN AVIATION EXPENSE. (Received this day at 10.15- a.m.) LONDON, November 26.

The "Guardian’s” Geneva correspondent says a German treasury statement shows an aviation expenditure of £5.000,000 in 1933, compared with £2.500,000 in 1932. Propaganda cost £480,000 compared with £95,000.

MOLLISONS AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November 24

The Mollisons have returned here from a brief rest in Bermuda, and are sailing for England to-morrow. After viewing the location, Mr Moilison expressed tlie opinion a trans-Atlantic air route via Bermuda and the Azores would he preferable to' the northern route which is now under the consideration of tlie British and American air transport interests. *O, .>.*» 4. v ? v - a v * \

•ANNUAL R.A.F. AFRICAN CRUISE

BIG ITINERARY 'MAPPED OUT.

RUGBY, November 24.

Next year, for tb e . first time, the annual Royal Air Futon formation cruise from" Cairo to (Smith and Ehftt Africa ami back will be entrusted to ,a mixed squadron, comprising five singie-engined Fairev three-F. dayIboinbers,' and four Vickers Victoria troop-carriers. They leave Cairo -at the end of February, and return there after the flight.

Their provisional itinerary goes a's far south as Pretoria, and takes them back to Cairo by way. of Bulawayo, Livingstone, Salisbury. 'Abene°rii, Mombasa, Nairobi, Malakal and Khartoum. On the homeward flight the detachment will make halts of three or four days at each of the chief centres, and the ■machines will visit outlying regions of Rhodesia and the northern frontier of Kenya. . .