Aviation

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 178, 27 January 1914, Page 5

Aviation

I'KKAIC FLVLVG A.XD A FATALITY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London. January 25. Leo Temple, an aviator, aged 21, was killed at liendon. After describing n spiral, he descended almost perpendicularly, too low to right himself. A gust of wind overturned the monoplane and dashed it Id the ground. Temple's ne.'K was broken.

ACCKLAXD'.S AKROI'I.AXI-: FI.K.IIT*. T;y Telog.inh—Press Association. A\ickl:ind. Sunday. Several thousands gathered at the'nomain yesterday to sen n flight by Lieut. •T. J. Hammond in the Dominion's ueroplane. Hammond left the showgrounds in the machine, but, owing to the high wind, was unable to land in the Domain. After circling over the heads of the spectators, he returned to the showgrounds without mishap.

HAMMOND'S PRAISE OF TIIE BIUTANXICA. Auckland, Last Xight. A cable on Saturday from Sydney announced the Airmen .Stone,of America, .loncs, of England, Hammond, of Xew Zealand, and Peufold, of Australia, were expected to compete, in the aerial Derby in Sydney next month. This morning, Mr. X .J. Hammond stated that lie had heard nothing about the, aerial Derby at Sydney, beyond wfiat he had seen in the newspapers. Up to the present, he had entertained no idea of going across to compete in any such event, but if an invitation were extended to him, he might consider it, providing satisfactory arrangements could hearrived at. "With such a. machine a-* the Dominion monoplane Hritannin, I would," ho said, "have little difficulty in attaining a speed of about 00 miles an hour by shortening the wing tips, and making one or two other little alterations. That would be quite'as f:i-1 as any of the machines in Australia could accomplish. As .a matter of fact, I don't think there is a machine in . Australia that, could equal the Britaii- j nia for speed." 1