NEW AIR RECORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1920, Page 4

NEW AIR RECORD.

CROSSING OP COOK STRAIt CHRISTCHURH TO WELLINGTON. By Triegraph.—Press Aueolattm. Wellington, Last Night. In the House of Representative! thie afternoon, Mr. Glenn asked if It wat true that Captain Dickson ha,*, arrived by aeroplane from ChristcJvurch, If a», he thought the House should mark ft» appreciation of the event, which would probably have an important bearing on utilising flying machines for varioui »W vice 3 in the future. The Prime Minister said he undewtood !t was a fact. The Postmaster-General arroooneed that Captain Dickson left Christelmroa at seven o'clock this morning and reached Trentham at 2.13 p.m., after making stops at Kaikoura and Blenheim. He thought tho event was certainly an to- * portant one. It was the first aerial crossing of Cook Strait, and Captain Dickson, who did good Work-' during thewar, would probably be able to furnish data that would prove valuable m \determining the extent of the future utilisation of flying machines for publio purposes. He would send personal congratulations to Captain Dicksdn.

FURTHER DETAILS. PLYING TIME 4 HOURS 20 MBTOTB& Wellington,. Last Sight. Captain E. Dickson, in an Avrq toachine, belonging to the Canterbury" AvJ-' ation Company, flew from the>3bcMjarai' aerodrome to Trentham, racecourse to*' day. The time actually spent fa th# air was about four hours and twenty minutes, landings en route being mad* at Kaikoura and Blenheim. The highest altitude reached vas Bix thousand tmU