AVIATION

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 July 1933, Page 5

AVIATION

SMITH’S TASMAN PLANS. [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] (Recd. July 4, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 4. The “Telegraph” says: In December, two planes will fly abreast across the Tasman from Sydney to New Zealand. One will be an Australian-designed machine, built at Cockatoo dock for Sir C. Kingsford Smith. The other will be the Southern Cross. Smith intends to use the new plane as the basis of his tender for the Singa-pore-Australia section of the air mail contract. Sir Charles stated: I believe that what such companies as the Imperial Airways have to offer Australia in the way of air mail planes and service, is wrong, so I decided to hack up what I believe, with hard-earned cash. The new machine will be two-engined dual controlled on Fokker* lines. On the flight to New Zealand, the pilot will be selected to fly the new plane. I will fly alongside in the Southern Cross. Stannage is already working on the radio equipment, to keep both planes in constant touch.

ULM OFF AGAIN. LONDON, July 3. A .Task message stated that Ulm departed' this (Monday) morning, after repairing a broken piston. BOARDMAN KILLED. (Received July 4, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 3. A message from Indianapolios states that Russell Boardman, aged 35, sportsman and trans-Atlantic aviator, died, to-day, from injuries sustained on Saturday, during a trans-Continental ai? race. ROUND-WORLD RECORD (Reed. July 4, noon.) WASHINGTON, July 3. Wiley Post, who circled the globe in record time, with Harold Gatty, two years ago, is charting a course at the Navy Department, for a try at his own record, this time alone. There is a possibility of covering the distance in six days, he said.

GREY AERODROME. [to the editor.] Sir, —Has the proposed Grey Aerodrome progress to be speeded up by once again writing to your columns, or have the delegates gone back into their shells again? Please read what a visitor to Hokitika, published in tho “Guardian,” and maybe they will come out of the shell before it is too late, as Kumara are right hot on the scent. I am etc., , LET’S BE FIRST,