MAIL PLANE CRASHES

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 November 1931, Page 8

MAIL PLANE CRASHES

three lives lost [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] I (Rec. November 14, 11.30 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, November 13. The air mail to coast ports crashed at Sir Lowry’s pass, thirty miles from Cape Town. The machine burst into flames. , The pilot, Captain Davenport and two passengers from Durban, were killed. The mails were burnt. MOLLISON’S CAPE VENTURE. LONDON, November 13. Mollison left Lympne at 3 o’clock this morning for Cape Town. Before starting he said: Miss Salaman has sqt a hot pace, which means for me very long stretches and less rest. I have revised the stages, ami have substitued hops of about 1500 miles daily. I have also replaced the wooden propeller with a metal one. It the weather is bad, steel blades servo better. I shall fly at night as well as by day.” n.z. mahTservice. WELLINGTON, November 13? Having completed the first Invercargill to Auckland air-mail flight, Squadron Leadei’ McGregor returned to Wellington with mail to-day. He left Auckland at 7.30 a.m. with one bag of mail aboard, and called at NeW Plymouth and at Wanganui, and after picking up a bag of mail at each town, he landed at Rongotai at 12.15 p.m. The mails which came by the machine were delivered in Wellington on the afternoon rounds. The time taken by the trip was 4 hours and 45 minutes. A copy of the “Herald,” published in Auckland in the morning, was delivered at the “Dominion” office before 1 p.m. When it was received, the previous day’s “Herald,” despatched by rail, had not arrived. A quantity of the mail brought went to Sydney to connect with the AustraliaLondon air mail, by the Marama, which, left in the afternoon.