BRITAIN PLEASED

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1036, 29 July 1930, Page 9

BRITAIN PLEASED

PILOTS FINISHED WELL IN BIG AIR RACE BUTLER’S BAD LUCK British Official Wireless Reed. 12.35 p.m. RUGBY, Monday. The Hon. the Master of Sempill, president of the Royal Aeronautical Society, has sent the following telegram to Mr. Alan Butler: “Very warmest congratulations from the Royal Aeronautical Society at the splendid flight round Europe accomplished by Captain Broad and yourself and the other British competitors under exceptionally unfavourable weather conditions.” These machines were the first of the 68 airplanes iu the 4,650-mile round-Europe international air contest, and both were flying Gipsy Moth machines. The third to arrive was Thorn in an Avro Avian, who landed a few minutes after the other competitors and who arrived in Berlin yesterday. Andrews (Britain), in a Spartan Arrow, Morzek, Boss, Pasawalt and Dungern (Germany), the Archduke Anthony of Hapsburg, and . Bourbon (Spain), in a Gipsy Moth, Finat (France), Miss Spooner and Lady Bailey reached Posen yesterday. Butler had bad luck at. Posen, which may possibly involve his disqualification. He landed perfectly, but while taxiing his wheels stuck into a wet patch of ground and his machine turned on to its nose, smashing the propellor. Later arrivals were warned off this patch. Butler was sent another propellor from Berlin, which enabled him to continue. It is expected that Broad and Thorn will have obtained full marks for their speed, for which 200 points out of 500 are awarded. Technical tests, which have to be undertaken are for the remainder of the marks. British flying circles are particularly pleased at the manner in which the British pilots and the machines have held the lead throughout the event. Carberry, another British competitor, reached Berlin this morning.