FLYING NEWS
AMATEUR’S PACIFIC FLIGHT NEW CALEDONIA TO MARYBOROUGH (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Copyright.) " BRISBANE, . Nov. 22. Victor Roffney, a Queenslander, flew from . New Caledonia _ to Maryborough in 111 hours today in a. Gipsy land plane. . flight.astounded the lying world. Ho is an amateur, with less than a. year's*aviation, experience. The feat is all the more .praiseworthy since a considerable part of the 950 miles trip was undertaken in 1 a blinding storm. , ’ AIR MAILS' FOR LONDON. SOUTHERN SUN AT DARWIN. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) DARWIN, Nov. 23. The mail plane, Southern Sun, arrived on Sunday afternoon, following winds. helping the craft along at an average of 105 miles an hour. Police are guarding the plane and mails all night.'
OFF TO LONDON
EXCITING TAKE-OFF. rU.P.A. by Elec. Tea Copyright) (Received Nov. 23, 5.5 p.m.) DARWIN, Nov. a 3. The air mail plane Southern Sun left, 'at 6.40 this morning. anjLifUo'xpected to reach ftt lunch and Bima at dinner-time. The plane Jran- almost the full length: of the' ground, .just rising in I time to clear the trees; The specftutors: feared a crash, but the telephone wires had been lowered. The •pilot managed, to rise, circle and gain height, and disappeared over Cape Charles. Colonel Brinsmend, Controller ol Civil Aviation, is a passenger. He regards the aerodrome as; good, but over-small. Work is being started today to enlarge the, landing space.’ SOUTHERN SUN LEAVES KOEPANG. U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Nov. 23. 9,10,p.m.): KOEPANG, ’ Nov. 23. The Southern Sun arrived at 10.30 and left for Bima an hour later.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11495, 24 November 1931, Page 7
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