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Evening Star, Issue 17765, 13 September 1921, Page 3

The Avro flying machine which reached Wellington yesterday afternoon from Christchurch is owned by the Canterbury Aviation Company. Th,e machine left Sockburn aerodrome, and as it proceeded the sun reflecting on the sea proved very hard on the pilot’s eyes. Passing over Waipara at 7.50 a.m., the machine went out seawards and flew up the coast, and Kaikoura (140 miles) was reached at 8.55 a.m. A landing was made there, and after the pilot and a passenger had morning tea the machine resumed its flight at 9.48 a.m. It arrived at Blenheim (97 miles from Kaikoura) at 10.45 a.m., and left at 11.30 a.m., rising to a height of 9.500 ft to cross the strait. The actual time spent in crossing Cook (strait was twenty-six minutes—the fastest on record. After passing Cape Terawhiti, the Avro circled over Wellington for some minutes, and then proceeded to the Lower Hutt Park, where a landing was made. The total distance of 970 miles was covered in 3 hours 15 minutes actual flying time. The consumption of petrol, was low—only ‘ten gallons. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for coughs, adsJst Jttever JUifo-tAd’rtJ -*■ - ■ r