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Shannon News, 11 April 1928, Page 2

Stories about Hinkler are still going the rounds of his admiring countrymen. jLike Lindbergh, before the latter’s dazzling flight he was regarded as a rather “casual” individual; but at least on one occasion he showed that he was anything but that. Actually he is a most meticulous person, even to the point of seeing that he is well-fed on his trips. They tell a stOTy of one trial flight of his from Croydon, He had left with his usual unceremoniousness and an hour afterwards, when he Bhould have been a hundred miles away his mechanics were alarmed to see him arrive back. “Forgot my sandwiches” he explained, pocketing something about the size of a pack of cards. And without more ado, he flew off again.