IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 July 1919, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

R34’S ACHIE.VBMENTS. EXTRACTS FROM LOG J3'O(SK. « % ‘ Received July 10, 8.4.5 a.m. _’ Q NEW YORK, July 7. 3 The New York Ti mes’ Mincola correspondent writes: The ofiicial log of R 34 shows the voyage was quite com-K fortable. The men worked in shifts, of four hours and slept four hours] Meats composed the chief part of the I diet, although" the men had warm; drinks prepared by a special c'ooker.l Breakfast consisted of ’ll'ard--iboiled 1 eggs, .bread and butter, and hot tea. ‘ Luncheon consisted of cold meats, J and chocolate water. Tea consisted of bread and Butter, greengage jam, cake, and hot tea. Dinner was composed of I meats, tea, bread and: butter. Music; was supplied during meals by a 'gramo- I phone. The men slept in sleeping bags in hammocks. The dirigible was I equippediwith a wireless directional: indicator of 300 mile radius; wireless with 1200 mile radius; telephonewith ha | hundred mile radius. The airship was i sometimes ‘badly bumped :by sharp! wind storms, but rem_ained on an even I keel. V The New York Times’ Washington‘ correspondent says Mr Daniels sent a congratulate-ry telegram to Commander £ Sclott and Lord ‘ Rfiesading. R34’s. 3 achievements in -coming so soon after? the flights of Brown, Alcock, and Haw- 9 ker, complete a remarkable series of‘ accomplishments in aviation in which British and Americans may take a justpride, and which will serve to increase the cordial relations between the two: navies. T i I T ' "-._—-- _ GLANT SEAPLANE WRECKED_ . to FRANCES LATEST MODEL. “ ;’ y Pains, June 13. The great French seaplane “Orion” hvhieh cost_.c4o,ooo and was builtfor ‘lJombing_submarines,AWas taken for a [p'oTia.l‘A'fl,i_§',llp'_c» yesterday. . ' , " The machine rose 15011:. and then :fell»~.into. the, sea‘ in flam_es._ . . pp The pilot was badly burnt, and the imechanic-who tried to . jump, -vlvas {caught under the_machine and dragged to the bottom. » -. - .. — L The French hoped that Hie “Orion” would _became the model for a large’ [fleet of transport machines.