CIVIL AVIATION

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 5, 1 October 1926, Page 8

CIVIL AVIATION

SUCCESSFUL YEAR OVERSEAS Interesting particulars of the progress made bv civil aviation in England and Canada during the year which ended on March 31 last are contained in official reports published, extracts from which have just readied Wellington. A significant feature of the vear’s operations in both countries lias been the absence of acciTlie English return shows that the number of flights carried out was 446 L Bullion and specie to the value of £11,140,589 were exported, and ot me value of £188,240 imported. I lie values of other goods imported exported are returned at £1,972,972 In civil living, other than by Imperial airwavs, there is a reported increase of nearlv 50 per cent, of flights oxer the previous year. There were no accidents, and only five cases of notifiable damage to machines. j The report relating to Canada s activities, which refers also to the absence of accidents, draws attention to the High River (Alberta) air station, which is essentially for f° r ‘' c 'rv purposes. Last year it spe ’ hours on patrols and fire protc- sei vice. All the forest patrol craft rv wireless with a range of 200 miles, and their base is linked to the Forest Service land lines. Fire warnings can, therefore, be transmitted almost instantaneously from the aircraft to the nearest ranger station. 1