MAKING FAST TIME

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 970, 13 May 1930, Page 9

MAKING FAST TIME

GIRL FLIER WINGING AHEAD OF RECORD ARRIVES AT CALCUTTA United P.—By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 10.15 a.m. DELHI, Monday. Miss Amy Johnson, who is flying from England to Australia, arrived at Calcutta this evening, j She leaves early tomorrow for Rangoon. She made little of her long flight, and said that, apart from head winds, she experienced no trouble on the journey from Allahabad. Miss Johnson is travelling so light that she had to borrow a shirt and a pair of shorts on esvery stage of her flight. An earlier message stated that Miss Johnson made a forced lauding at Whansi, some miles from Allahabad, owing to a shortage of petrol. She was immediately surrounded by Indians, and was under the impression she had reached Allahabad. She took off again after a short delay, and duly reached there. In landing, the machine struck an iron post, and one of the wings was damaged. A local Indian carpenter repaired the damage before the morning, and after having breakfast and refuelling her Moth, Miss Johnson left for Calcutta. She is now two days ahead of Hinkler’s time. ENGLAND PLEASED A message from London says newspapers throughout Britain are giving prominence to the plucky girl’s wonder flight. The “Daily Chronicle” says the women of England are making a notable name in the air. Scarcely had one finished reading about the Duchess of Bedford’s flight to South Africa and back than Miss Johnson flew off to Australia. She was not content with that, but was attempting to heat Mr. Bert Hinkler’s record, and now has something in hand. Everybody will hope that . Miss Johnson will not only achieve safety, hut will triumph, says the paper. TRIBUTE FROM HINKLER “I admire her pluck, and I hope the courage she has displayed will carry her through successfully,” said Bert Hinkler, in referring to Miss Johnson’s flight. Miss Johnson left" Croydon on the morning of May 5, and has passed through Vienna, Constantinople, Aleppo, Bagdad, Bushire, Bunder-Abbas, Karachi, Jodhpur, Jhansi, and Allahabad to Calcutta. Her arrival at Calcutta in seven days is a remarkable achievement, as this town marks well over halfway to Darwin from England. Bert Hinkler, whose route led him over 10,340 miles, covered the distance in lot days, a record which Miss Johnson aspires to lower.