IN THE AIR.
THE SEARCH FOR HAWKER. (London, May 21. The Admiralty has ordered a thorough search for Hawker, regardless of ex* pense. A large fleet of destroyers, tugs, and trawlers are scouring an immense triangular area 'with the base on the west coast of Ireland and the apex 300 miles out in the Atlantic. All available aeroplanes are co-operating. The bad weather preterits naval motor launches participating.—Aug. N.Z. Cable Assoc. London, May 22. All other firms competing in the transAtlantic flight intend to proceed with their plans. A substitute pilot will be found to replace Pickles. —Aus- N.Z. Cable Assoc. WORLD'S LARGEST AEROPLANE^ London, May 14 (delayed). The world's largest aeroplane has been finished. It was intended to bomb Berlin. It has three principal planes and six 4nojhorse-power engines. Tt is capable of a speed of 100 miles per hour. The fuselage is 80 feet long and the plane will carry 92 persons.—Aus. N,Z. Cable Assoc.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1919, Page 5
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157IN THE AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1919, Page 5
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