AIRWOMAN'S EXPLOITS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 443, 30 January 1933, Page 3

AIRWOMAN'S EXPLOITS

AMY JOHNSGN PROVIDES AIR TRAIL TO ' WAR. PERIL TO DOMINIONS. Paris, Saturday. Speaking of the latest achievement of Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson), Rene Fonck, the famous French war ace, says: "I have always held Mrs. Mollison in high esteem as a seriousrival to the best pioneers of long distance flight. "Her latest achievement is in keeping with her first, the famous flight to Australia. It is in marked contrast to many 9f the much-talked-of flights made by American women, which were not serious affairs at all, but merely publicity stunts intended to ohtain limelight for neurotic women. Mrs. Mollisoh's achievements point the way to great commercial advantages for Australia, South Africa, and other parts of the great British Empire; but do'not let the bright side of the. picture permit us to forget that -the lessons of her great achievements will be exploited for war purposes with even greater keenness than for commercial ends. "Already I know the German technicians in military aviation have settled down to serious study of the bearing of what she has accomplished in aerial warfare in the future: War Experience. "One of the safest prodictions to make is that when next the British Emjvire is involved in a European war, Australia, South Africa, and the othjer se^-governimg units of that Empire will not have their war experience limited to contributing fighting men. "As the direct outcome of the achievements of Mrs. Mollison the war will be brought home to every inhabitant of these great States by means of bombing machines following the trail that Mrs. Mollison has so courageously blazed through the airways." "Most certainly th'ey will be subJect to attack from the air in the next war, and it is imperative that the best minds of those thinking out schemes of national defenee should be directed at once to anticipating this new peril to your peoples overseas.