AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 21284, 13 December 1932, Page 7

AVIATION

CAPTAIN BERTRAM'S FLIGHT DARWIN TO LONDON Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BIMA, December 12. Captain Bertram arrived from Darwin, and left for Sourabaya, where he is expected this afternoon. SOURABAYA REACHED. SOURABAYA, December 12. Captain Bertram arrived here at 6.40 (local time). STOW AAV AY DISCOVERED. SOURABAYA, December 12. (Received December 13, at 9.5 a.m.) Captain Bertram had a fine trip. He started from Bima at 2.30 in the afternoon and landed at Sourabaya at 6.30 (local time). After leaving Bima the mechanic (Allen) detected a stowaway, who was immediately arrested on arrival at Sourabaya. Captain Bertram stated that the flight hitherto had been hampered only by strong head winds. He intends leaving at sunrise, and hopes to reach Medan in one hop. '

CRASH AT SOURABAYA

AIRMEN UNINJURED,

SOURABAYA,, December 13. (Received December 13, at 1.50 p.m.) While attempting to take off at 4 o’clock this morning, Captain Bertram’s aeroplane, which was too heavily loaded, failed to rise, and ran into a ditch at the end of the field, and crashed. The landing gear and propeller were smashed. Captain Bertram and Allen were uninjured.

MRS AMY MOLLISON

PROGRESS FROM CAPE TOWN,

CAPE TOWN, December 11. Mrs Amy Mollison arrived at Mossamedes at 3.45, some hours inside her scheduled time, and left for Duala at 9 o’clock to-night.

DELAYED BY FOG,

LONDON, December 12. A Benguella message states that after a brilliant first hop to Mossamedes, Mrs Mollison encountered fog during the night and landed’ here. She was delayed for three hours, and resumed at dawn.

A tourist asked the proprietor of an inn in the Highlands if they played any games in bis place. “ Games,” said the innkeeper, scornfully. “Na. na. sir, my customers are hone of your lightheaded kind. They take drinkin’ seriously here.”