WOMAN'S FLIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 56, 7 March 1932, Page 7

WOMAN'S FLIGHT.

Lady Chaytor Sets Out for Australia. ARRIVAL AT VIENNA. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 6. Lady Chaytor, wife of Sir Edmund Chaytor, Bart., has begun her longplanned flight to Australia, with Mr. R. T. Richards as her pilot. According to the "Daily Express" she hopes that on her arrival in Australia she will make enough money lecturing on clothes and fashions to enable the family to resume residence in Witton Castle, Durham. A subsequent message stated that the aviators had arrived at Vienna, Austria. Although she gained her flying license only last January, Lady Chaytor had planned this trip tor some months, taking special flying lessons for it, with the definite object of continuing her English fashion lectures in Australia. She at first intended to go solo, but changed her plana. She is making the trip in a Gipey Moth plane. An enthusiastic interviewer in January described the airwoman as "charming, petite, blonde and bashful, yet intensely animated." Witton Castle, which is Sir Edmund's family seat, is in the Scottish corner of Durham, and was built in 1143, has 30 bedrooms—and a "To Let" notice in front. Lady Chaytor's mission to take that down. Sir Edmund himself, the .sixth baronet, is a relative of the New Zealand family which supplied MajorGeneral Sir Edward Chaytor, the brilliant Light Horse leader of the Palestine campaign. Lady Chaytor will not attempt to break any records, and plans to be back again in England by June, when she will present lier daughter at Court. The return trip will also be made by air. She has received advice and directions from Mr. C. W. A. Scott, who sot up records both to and from Australia last year. Lady Chaytor was adopted as Conservative candidate for Gatcshead in 1930, but withdrew for health reasons. A year ago she raised £300 for local charities by a Christmas ball in the dungeons of Witton Castle, features of which were green beer and skeletons. WORLD'S AVIATORS. BEST FEATS TOR 1931. PARIS, March 6. The International League of Aviators has selected Mdlle. Maryse Bastie as having 'accomplished the most outstanding feat in 1031. She holds the duration record of 2275 minutes without refuelling and the light aeroplane distance record of 1795 miles from Paris to Nishni Novgorod. The league lias chosen General Italo Balbo (Italy) as international champion, in recognition of his squadron flight to South America.

Mr. Bert Hinkler and Miss Amy Johnson are named as British champions for their trans-Atlantic and Tokyo flights respectively. Miss Peggy Salaman is awarded a medal of honour for her flight to Capetown. Dr. Eckcner is named as dirigible champion and Professor Piccard as spherical balloon champion. In addition the league has selected Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith as the foremost Australian airman.