IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1919, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT,

POTTED STATES SEAPLANE'S ACCOMPLISHMENT,

.Received June 10, 5.5 p,m. New York, May 31. The New York Times' Washington correspondent reports that the United States seaplane NC4 flew 3925 nautical miles in 57 hours 16 minutes, in covering the distance from Rockaway to Plymouth.

| ANOTHER £IO,OOO PRIZE, San Francisco, June 9. Thomas Ince, a Califoniian, has offered £IO,OOO as a prize for the first flight from California to Australia. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FIELD Received June 10, 5 5 p.m. New York, June 2. Ormer Locklear, an aviator and a United States army lieutenant, who ha 3 given exhibitions of air stunts, changing from one airplane to another while flying, has publicly offered to attempt the trails-Atlantic flight .from Newfoundland to England. He has asked the American Aero Club to supply him with a suitable aeroplane.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

HAWKER'S INTENTION. Received June 10, 5.5 p.m. New York, June 1. The Sun's London correspondent states that Mr. Thomas Sopwith, chairman of the Sopwith Company, told him thitt Hawker would not make a second attempt at a trans-Atlantic flight this year.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. Received June 10, 8.25 p.m. New York, June 9. The New York Times' London correspondent says it is reported that Lieut. Smith, the pilot Maddocks, and engineer Randle will attempt a flight in a Blackburn aeroplane from Hounslow to Australia for the Commonwealth prize.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc-