FLYING THE TASMAN

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 68, 17 September 1927, Page 8

FLYING THE TASMAN

LIEUTENANT FREWEN'S PLANS

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evening Post.")

AUCKLAND, This Day.

Tho attempt to, cross the Tasman by aeroplano from Brisbane to Auckland may bo mado early next week by FlightLieutenant K. M. Frewen, a well-known Australian aviator. Norfolk Island has been chosen for a mid-ocean stop, and arrangements have been mado for tho steamer Hinemoa, which left Auckland last evening, to land twenty cases of petrol there on Sunday. Tho Auckland agents for an oil company interested in tho flight havo already selected a landing ground at Mangerc. Although official opinion is against tho uso of land machines for extended ocean flights it is not expected that opposition will be raised on this ground. Lieutenant Frewen proposes to fly alone, and it is estimated tho journey will occupy twelve hours. ■ The machine is~a Bristol fighter known in Australia as "The Stormbinl." It is equipped with a 300 h.p. SiddeleyPuma engine. Tho distance along the route proposed is 1220 miles, the first lap from Brisbane to Norfolk Island being 820 miles. The non-stop distance from Sydney, to Auckland would be 1162 miles.