MISSING AVIATOR

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11836, 18 January 1933, Page 5

MISSING AVIATOR

THE SEARCH FOR HINKLERCAPTAIN HOPE SCRUTINISES ALPS. SIGNIFICANT CLUE. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) BASLE, Jan. 16Snowstorms, clouds, and bad visibility prevented Captain Hope tlioiougblv scrutinising the Alps. He made two flights over the sector Squad-ron-Leader Bert Hinkler probably O'a versed.

Other reports have now been received of a phine being above Morgues on the morning of January ». Captain Hope ascertained that a policeman at Montana Vermahl saw a machine heading for Simplon half-uil-liour after it was seen near Morgins. There were no Swiss or l‘ reach iiiachiufes in that locality that day. Hinkler should have been there at 8 a.m. but if the machine was seen at 11 a.m. this shows that he had been trying for some time to get through the cloud barrier which was thick at Jura that day.

Lack of news on the Italian side, which suggests that the airman did not get across, is significant.

Captain Hope this morning feared he would have to make a forced landing at a height of 7000 ft.. but he surmounted the trouble, though there was ice on the carburetter when he lauded. 14 Captain Hope will search Montana Vormala to-morrow. LIKE LOOKING FOR NEEDLE IN HAYSTACK. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Jan. 17, 11 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 17. A Basle message states that Capt. Hope proposes to fly five hours daily searching a different sector each time. Ho says the task will be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but be is hopeful and will continue the search for Hinkler for at least a week.