MR ERNLE CLARK’S FLIGHT

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21966, 15 December 1936, Page 18

MR ERNLE CLARK’S FLIGHT

PRAISE FROM LONDON PRESS (noic otj» on cobbbsposmK-J LONDON. November M. Mr Ernie Clark’s flight from land to New Zealand lws beenfct lowed with quiet interest m but without the show of bcastaw* enthusiasm with which Jean ten’s record was a reweeks before. No posters Mr Clark at every corner as W did when the New Zealand woman reached her dentally, more than one lander has heard hunsdf recently as coming from ten’s land.” Nevertheless, consag able publicity was givoi “Flying Farmer,” and one paper. “Daily Telegraph,” considered achievement worthy of a article. The article read:— “There is a certain airof® 5 ness about the latest flight from England to New which takes the imagmahon. » Ernie Clark was pradwaW known in the flying world started from Lympne with__. to definite plan except that he follow the route which his woman, Miss J ean Batten, three weeks before. else had to depend on atonft which he found as he went aroa* ' “Obviously, a very skihul as wej as courageous pilot st o ugW in this ‘Flying Farmer, w^w^to that it would be an excellent fcy finish up a holiday m J flying home m t ! rae fT f £i; t hely ° n * shearing, and set off bh ev | oUS 14,000-mile trip, though from longest flight had only Qark England to Switzerland, by this feat, takes aP I vh£) . goodly company of those , b because they think they _ . tJ jj who first assiduously techthey master the necessary nique.”