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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 106, 7 May 1928, Page 9

ITALIA ARRIVES AIR VOYAGE TO ARCTIC DIFFICULT LAST STAGE LANDING AT KING'S BAT United Tress Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrignt. Australian I'ress Association—-United Servkt, (Received 7th May, 11 a.m.) OSLO, 6th May. General Mobile's airship the Italia left Vadsoc, in the extreme north of Norway, for Spitzbergen, en routo for Arctic exploratory flights, and arrived at King's Bay, where its hangar has been erected, despite violent head winds. Captain Wilkins has declined General Nobile's offer for him to accompany ihe Italia on the Polar flight. TO VISIT BERLIN WILKINS AND EIELSON Australian Press Association. BERLIN, 4th May. WiJkins and Eielson have sent a message from King's Bay accepting an invitation to visit Berlin. SEAGULL 'PLANE CRASH INVENTOR DIES FOR IDEAL Australian Press Association. NEW YORK, 4th. May. Leonard Bomicy, who spent six months studying the common seagull and afterwards built mi airplane as nearly as possible like tho bird, today gave his life for his ideal. His mach* mo differed in almost every way from tho accepted airplane theory. It was bird-like in appearance, with pinions in plaeo of wings. It was openly predicted that the invention would never fly, but Bouncy tried it at the Curtiss "Field to-day. He raised it from the ground and flow at a terrific speed for half a mile, then, as Bonney waved his hand derisively at the onlookers, the odd-looking craft nose-dived straight down to the ground, was completely smashed, and killed him. HONEYMOON AIR TOUF Australian Tress Association. LONDON, sth May. Lieutenant Bentley and Mrs. Bentley, on thtT? honeymoon air tour to England, have arrived from Capetown. LADY HEATH AT TUNIS Australian Press Association—United Serviet. LONDON, sth May. 1 Lady Heath has arrived at Tunis from Tripoli, en route from South. Africa to England. Tho airplane was slightly damaged in landing. FATAL CRASH IN JAPAF Australian Press Association—United Servki. TOKIO, sth May. Tho first passenger airplane'built in Japan crashed on its trial trip, killing eight. ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA WASHINGTON, sth May. Mr. C. -p. Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy, has' appointed a special investigating board in an effort to reduce naval air accidents, 182 of which hava occurred during-'the past nine months, and cost 27 lives. PLUNGE INTO LAKE ERIE Australian Pres3 Association. VANCOUVER, sth May. A message from Brantford, Ontario, states that John Rosoncrans and James Latey, of Buffalo, United States, were instantly killed when a biplane plunged into Lake Erie. A terrific explosion reduced tho airplane to matchwood. CANADIAN AERIAL DERBY Australian Press Association. VANCOUVEB,. sth May. An aerial dorby, for Canadian airmen only, is being planned, from Windsor (Ontario) to San I'rancisco, in September, for prizes of 10,000 dollars. RECORD SOLO FLIGHT Australian Press Association. (Received 7th May, 10 a.m.) NEW YOEK, 6th May. Royal Thomas, flying alone, remained in tho air over Mitchell Field for thirtyfive hours, beating Lindbergh's 33 hours 33 minutes record. A broken. tank valve compelled Thomas to descend. THE PACIFIC VENTURr Australian Press Association. (Received 7th May, 11 a.m.). SAN FRANCISCO, 6th May. Captain Kingsford-Smith has tentatively fixed 30th May for his hop-off for Honolulu, New Britain, New Guinea, and Queensland. The Southern. Cross made splendid time returning here from Santa Barbara with six aboard. Lieut. Ulm will bo his only; companion. Ho has definitely been selected. BRITISH PROJECT ATLANTIC WESTWARD FLIGHT British Official WiroUss. RUGBY, 6th May. Preparations aro nearing completion. for another British attempt to tly the Atlantic from east to weat. The attempt is to be made this month by Captain Courtney, tho British test pilot. Ho will start from Southampton Water or Plymouth. The all-metal Dornier" Napier flying boat to be used in the flight will be driven by two British Napier engines, totaling; 1000 horge power. Tho machine is fitted with wireless. , CRASH IN FLAMES (Received 7th May, 2 p.m.) LONDON, 6th May. E. Hopper, air pilot, and D. Tanner^ passenger, members of the Bristol ana Wessex Aero Club, were making a flight in a. Moth when tho machine went into a. spin at a height of one hundred feet, nose-dived, and crashed aflame. Club members rushed up, but Were helplsM, and Uic victims wore incinerated.