AVIATION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10284, 20 May 1919, Page 5

AVIATION

TBANS-ATLANTSO FLIGHT ADVENTURES OF THE AVIATORS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON, May IS. The State Department announces that the seaplane N.C. 4 will not leave the Azores for Lisbon until May 'l9th,' owing to the unfavourable" weather.' The N.C. 3 is still missing. KAYNHAM'S AEROPLANE FALLS. ST. JOHN'S (N.F.), May 19. 'Raynhans unsuccessfully attempted to start on the transatlantic flight. His aeroplane fell 206 feet to the ground. The extent of the damage is not yet determined. A later message states that Raynham's aeroplane was irreparably damaged in the fall, and both Raynham and Morgan were slightly injured about the face. Hawke rstarted at 1.55 p.m., New I'ork time. _ . HAWKER MAKEJJ UNANNOUNCED START. ST. JOHN'S, May 18. A Sopwith machine, carrying Hawker and Grieve, left Mount Pearl under the most ideal conditions, a light wind blowing from the east, with the sky cloudless and the sunshine brilliant. The start was not announced, and,the, spectators were surprised when the Sopwith sped over the city and steered due east. It then turned slightly to the south-east, and disappeared over the horizon. (Received May 19, 10.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, May 19. No word had been received from Hawker at 2 o'clock on Monday morning, New York time. Hawker dropped his under-carriage,, in v St v John's harbour. Li. _, ._.,„. ~ .. .. BRITISH AIRSHIP TO MAKE THE ATTEMPT. NEW YORK, May 11.;, ■ The Atlantic City correspondent of' the "New York Times" states that Brigadier-General Charlton, British Ajr Attache in the United States, has an-' nounced that the British dirigible R 33 is scheduled to attempt the Trans-At-lantic flight from England to the United States within three weeks'. The St. John's correspondent of the "New York Times" states*that according to reliable information a ,U;nit-:, ed States navy dirigible will probably start for St. John's from New York within a few days. If the flight is successful the dirigible will probably attempt to cross the, Atlantic to England. ''..'. A TRAGEDY OF THE AIR TWO LIEUTENANTS KILLED.. LONDON, May 18. " While two Handley-Page aeroplanes were flying from Marseilles to Egypt, one crashed on an aerodrome in Rome, and two lieutenants were killed. A MONSTER AIRSHIP 'Austrafian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received May 19, 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, May IS. Ueardmores are,..building an airship of two million feet capacity.