FLYING NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11841, 24 January 1933, Page 3

FLYING NEWS

A NEW RECORD"FRANCE TO SOUTH AMERICA. f (TJ.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Con.vrigl'F) ■ (Received Jan. 23, 11 p.m.) BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 23. Jean Mermoz,. a French pilot, (landed' his piano here on Sunday, terminating a flight irom Istres, in (France, in 54 hours, 33 miuutes. flying time, establishing a record. tour of the southern cross. ARRIVAL- AT WANGANUI. O’ress Association.’ WANGANUI, J an. 23. The flight, of the Southern Cross from Bastings occupied 1 0 minutes. Tlie airmen were delayed at the startowing to weather conditions, but the trip over was smooth and there veto .ideal conditions for landing. The plane glided into Wanganui airport in the presence of several thousand people, who were also assembled for a motor boat regatta. After a. welcome by the Mayor, Mr. N. G. Armstrong, Mr. R. If. Iveesing, on behalf of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, and Air. A. S. .Burgess, president of the Aero Club, “Smithy” was not long in getting to business, and the Southern Cross made several flights over the city bc.fore lunch. 'RAW BAILEY" RETURNING TO" LONDON, (U.P A. by Elec. Tol. Conyrigbt) PARTS, .ran. 22. Lady Bailey is leaving Nnimey today on route for London. SEARCH FOR HINKLER.

CAPTAIN HOPE’S REPORT

NEW AREA TO BE SEARCHED

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright)

PARIS, Jan. 22

Interviewed on route to London, Captain Hope said Hinkler circled seven times over, a party of skiers on. Diablerots, apparently trying to gain height across the'ranges. Nino feet of snow bad fallen since there, and the machine, would not be visible.

I Despite the, conviction that Hinkler reached the Alps, a search is, continuing in the forest of Othe, near Anxerro, owing to a peasants belief that he saw a plane like Hinkler’s passing on the night of January /.

Diablerots is a four peaked mountain, 10,651 ft high, in the, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, on the frontiers of Berne and Valais.