LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19104, 13 September 1927, Page 9

LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS.

OPPOSITION IN BRITAIN. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS ABANDONED. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION'— COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) (Received September 12th, 7 p.m.) LONDON, September 12. Courtney and Charles Levine have abandoned their proposed flights across the Atlantic, Levine announcing that he will "make the attempt next-year. In view of the recent tragedies, Levine, who is not an experienced aviator, had been strongly urged to take this course. A wide Press controversy is also in progress on the question of whether, it is worth while to undertake the risks involved in long flights. Mr R. H. Day (Labour) will ask Mr Baldwin, on the resumption of Parliament, if the Prime Mniister will, in view of the unnecessary risk to life, consider the introduction of legislation to prohibit financing and participating in flights > with the object of crossing the Atlantic from Britain. [Group-Captain Courtney left Plymouth on September 3rd with the intention of flying to America, but head winds compelled him to land at Corinna.] ROOKE GIVES UP. ! (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. AND SUN CABLE.) j DELHI, September 11. Dennis Itooko has abandoned his flight to Australia, owing to the difficulties and delays in securing a new machine. I [Rooke left Croydon on May 24th in a Moth aeroplane, announcing his intention of flying to Australia. Following Cobham's route, he got as far as Allahabad with only minor mishaps, but in attempting to reach Aurangabad, he crashed into a tree, \vreoking his machine and seriously injuring himself.] WORLD FLIGHT. A FORCED LANDING. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION.) TOKIO, September 11. The aeroplane, Pride of Detroit, was forced to land at Omura, near Nagasaki, owing to shortage of petrol, due to going out of her course. [Edward Schlee and William Brook are attempting a flight round the world in the aeroplane Pride of Detroit. They left Newfoundland on August 27th and reached Croydon the following day.] . INTERNATIONAL BALLOON RACE* (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) NEW YORK, September 11. The international balloon race started from Detroit on Saturday in the direction of the Atlantic. Spain, England, and Switzerland entered one balloon each; Italy, France, and Belgium two each; and the United States and Germany three each. i FIVE COME DOWN. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. AND SUN CABLE.) (Received- September 12th, 10.45 p.m.) VANCOUVER, September 12. A message from Detroit states that five balloons in the international race came down on Sunday night. They were the Belgian, Swiss, German, United States Army, and French entries.