THE GREAT FLIGHT.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1922, Page 5

THE GREAT FLIGHT.

JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD.

SIR ROSS SMITH’S PLANS.

By Telegraph.—Preaa Aaan.—Copyrigfet.

Received Jan. 27, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 2i6.

Sir Ross Smith, who made the first flight from England to Australia, has •completed arrangements for his world flight.

He has reluctantly abandoned his first idea, which was to race in an aeroplane against a disused airship, which he hoped to borrow from the Air Ministry and man with a volunteer crew, which is still obtainable. Sir Ross Smith proposed to have six weeks’ 'Start of the airship, by which time he would have reached Japan with lupk, going via India.

The airship would then have followed to Japan via Russia, and while the airship made for San Francisco direct; Sir Ross Smith would have reached America, via Alaska. The airship would then follow the Rfl4 route, while the 'aeroplane went via the Azores. . The Air Ministry, however, was not sympathetic and refused to allow any airship to fly, pending a decision whethei it was required fof , the Imperial service. However, if £30,000 can be collected it will still be possible to build a small airship able to give Sir Ross Smith a race.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.