AVIATION.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19916, 1 May 1930, Page 11

AVIATION.

—« Tf>' -: AIRCRAFT. FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS. QUESTION OP FACILITIES, (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIBELESS.) (Received April 30th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, April 29, The Committee of the League of Nations on Arbitration and Security discussed the question of the facilities to be granted to aircraft used by the League to maintain communication in the event of a threat of war. The German delegate, Herr Goeppert, urged that the League should not have its own aireraft, but should use machines placed at its disposal by the various Governments. A general discussion was adjourned to enable the British delegation to pre? pare a draft convention in which the British Government's viewpoint will be explained. AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT. MECHANIC PLUCKED FROM MACHINE. LONDON, April ?», A Royal Air Feree aeroplane crashed at Hemehurch, the pilot landing by paraehute unharmedA mechanic flying at Viborg was net so lucky. The parachute »*»f d to w baofc suddenly opened at a Mgb »!«• tude. plucking him from the niacbine, and dashing him to death against the tail. The cerppe sank slowly to the ground, attached to the parachute, ana the machine lost its balance, ana crashed into the sea, killing the pilot. THE DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. HER HOMEWARD FLIGHT. (brjtish owfaiA* WIMUW.) (Received April 80tb, «•« pm-> RUGBY, April 99, The Duchess o{ Bedford, with Cap* tain Barnard as pilot, is on her home, ward flight from Cape Tgwp. If she can reach Croydon to-night she will create a new world's record by flying ID.QQO miles from England to the Wape and bock m 19J days The Duchess of Bedford, on her return flight from South Africa, was foreed dewn at Prageman, on the Bui; garian frontier, owing to a broken ol» pipe. She expects to resume tO-WPrrOW, INJURED AIRMEN FOUND, PARIS, April », The airmen, Captains Iferehesaeau and Bourgeois, were found infaM* Aeroplanes are bringing them, with Captain Geulette, to Gao. Tribesmen found the wreckage ef their machine In the gabara desert.