AERIAL TRAGEDIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 April 1933, Page 7

AERIAL TRAGEDIES

TWO FRENCH PLANES CRASH EIGHT LIVES LOST [by CABLE —-PRESS ASSN. COPYRIGHT.] (Received April 12, 8 a.m.) PARIS, April 11. , Three passengers were incinerated when a private aeroplane crashed in ; flames at Bayonne. The pilot parachuted to safety. Near Marseilles, five crew of a military seaplane were drowned in the darkness, when on returning from night manoeuvres, the plane crashed, trapping the occupants. JEAN BATTEN’S PROGRESS. ALEPPO, April 11. Jean Batten arrived at 12.30 p.m., and departed for Baghdad at 4.30 p.m. TWO YEARS’ ECONOMY. (Received April 12, 9 a.m.) LONDON, April 11. Miss Batten’s fiance, Victor Doree, said: “I met Jean at the London Aero Club in 1932. She has been scraping for nearly two years to finance the flight, and deprived herself of new frocks, used cheap powder, and dispensed with luxuries. We jointly own the machine, which was purchased through the Prince’s pilot, Fielden. We are sharing the cost of the flight, about £900.” LANCASTER’S VENTURE. LONDON, April 11. Captain Lancaster left London on a flight to Cape Town at 5.35 a.m. today. He is trying to beat Amy Johnson’s record. GERMAN WOMAN’S TRIP. CAIRO, April 11. Ellie Beinhorn is flying from Berlin to the Cape in easy stages. She has departed from here for the Sudan. LONDON-AUSTRALIAN ROUTE. RUGBY, April 10. Sir J. Simon stated in the House of Commons that the Portuguese Government had agreed to permit all facilities for a preliminary survey of the London-Australia air route, and the Netherlands Government had requested their East Indies Government to grant similar facilities. SYDNEY TO ’FRISCO. (Received April 12, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 12. Plans are in preparation for a transpacific flight, within the next three or four months. The party is stated to be under the leadership of Charles Ulm, and will include G. Allen, Captain Taylor, and a wireless operator yet to be selected. The plane will be the Southern Moon, similar to the Southern Cross. The party will fly from Sydney to San Francisco, with stops at Fiji, Hawaii, and possibly another point. Taylor left on Saturday by the Monterey. It is understood that he intends to examine the possible landing places. ITALIAN CONGRATULATED. RUGBY, April 12. The Air Minister (Marquis of Londonderry) telegraphed congratulations to General Balbo on Agello’s new speed record.