AVIATION

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 October 1931, Page 8

AVIATION

ANOTHER R.A.F. TRAGEDY. [BX CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] LONDON, October 30. A party of women golfing at Bulwell Lakes (Nottingham) say an R.A.F. bomber fail to recover after a loop. It crashed in£o a tree 40 yards from where they were standing, killing both occupants.

HINKLER’S JOURNEY. i MONTREAL, October 30. Bert Hinkler has cabled here from Kingston: "I have no other plans at present than to visit South Africa. My aeroplane, the “Karohi,” is excellently suited for the task, so, whether I make the trip is entirely dependent upon my being able to met the expenses.” The “Karohi” took off from New

York with 5001bs. of an overload. I struck bumpy winds while passing over New York, which offered the severest test of the strength of the ship. It was a most uncomfortable feeling until the plane got clear. I encountered heavy clouds, and a storm area at night about 150 miles off the mainland, and I went down twice before recovering altitude. I had to climb about 8000 feet in clouds, but found fine moonlight at 10,000 feet, which was a great aid in reading the instruments. The good ship ‘‘Karohl” ran perfectly, and we landed on the polo ground at Kingston, Jamaica, in time for breakfast.”

ROBOT PILOTS 'PLANE. .CAIRO, October 29. The gyroscopic Robot “pilot” worked so well on the Faitel Planes flight, on October 27, that the airman was able to shave while the robot guided the machine.