IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1919, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

COJaSftATUT>ATED. . %> , MegnjdL—Pragg. Asm.—Cowrijht New Ycuk. June 16, Mr. Daniels, commenting on the Viokew-Vimy flight, remarked: "It is a wonderful'feat. I congratulate Aiiw.y and Brown on their flight, which is indicative of great accomplishments in the future."—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Brown at the last moment took a small pocket flash lamp with him to use «reading the instruments in the event that the cockpit lighting system failed. Alcook expressed the hope that if they succeeded in crossing the Atlantic tney would make another flight from New York in a large specially Wilt Vlckers machine.

HAWKER INTERVIEWED. New York, June 15; rfie London correspondent of the New York Times interviewed Hawker, who stated that the success of the VickersVimy machine was a very fine performance. He heartily congratulated Alcock and Brown. The time +«-Wti in the flight, namely, 16 hours, was very ouick, and shows they evidently met better weather conditions than he and Grieve did; but under the best possible conditions such a flight was wonderful. fTe noted that their wireless failed like his. It seemed there must be something to learn about that yet. JjABGER AMERICAN EXPENDITURE. New York, June 18. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times states that Mr. Daniels aert a letter to the Senate Naval Committee urging the Senate to appropriate 15 million dollars for naval aviation. • Mr. Daniels said that Britain had appropriated 320 million dollars for aviation. ■ Mr. Daniels has disclosed the fact that 'the navy was planning a transpacific flight with lighter than air craft, fcttt the reduction in appropriations by |the House. Naval Committee may pretest carrying out the project.

i / MOVEMENTS OF R3£

New York, June NT. i«e Washington correspondent of the fTew York Times states that the dirigible R34, which is expected 6oon to start across the Atlantic from England to the United States, will land in the Mineola aviation field, Long Island, for the purpose of re-fuelling.