GRAVEST FEARS
HINKLER'S SAFETY
MAY HAVE TAKEN NEW COURSE PLEA FOR RADIO HELP United Press Association—By Electric' Teleeraph—Copyright. (Received 13th January, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, 12th January. The continued absence of news has now created the gravest fears as to the fate of Squadron Leader Hinkler, who left England on Saturday on a solo flight to Australia. British aviation authorities are most anxious to receive any help which broadcasting authorities in the countries along his route can offer in tracing the missing airman. Hinkler. was using the Puss Moth aeroplane in which he flew the South Atlantic over a year ago, and which possessed a range of about 2000 miles. ' It is believed that he intended to fly down the Rhone Valley and along the French and Italian Rivieras to Rome, and over the Apennines to Brindisi, and, if fuel supplies permitted, over 360 miles of the Adriatic to Athens, which is less than 2000 miles from London. What is not known is whether he deviated from this route because of the weather conditions, which by Saturday were generally bad over Europe.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 10, 13 January 1933, Page 7
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181GRAVEST FEARS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 10, 13 January 1933, Page 7
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