FLYING NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12530, 16 April 1935, Page 5

FLYING NEWS

ACROSS AMERICA FLIGHT. WILEY POST’S FAILURE. DEFECT CAUSES FORCED LANDING NEARLY 20CO MILES in eight HOURS. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Kuo. April 15, 7.-15 p.m) NEW YORK, April 1-1 Mr Wiley’s Best’s third attempted trans-continental flight was unsuccess ful when Jie was forced down near Lafayette, Indiana, in the middle of the afternoon. He left Los Angelos at 8.27 o clock thig morning. Post said a defect in the supercharger caused hip forced landing, which was mad'o.perfectly, despite the fa.c-t that the landing gear dropped when lie started. ,He was in the air about eight hours, covering almost 2000 miles ROUND WORLD IN U DAYS PROPOSED NON-STOP FLIGHT PANGBORN AND GRIFFITH'S PLAN. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) LONDON, April 14. The News-Chronicle says- that. Mr. Clyde Pangborn and and Mr Bennett Griffith plan a round the world nonstop flight in 41 clay a, in a two-engin-ed monoplane averaging 200 miles an hour, .•starting at San Diego l and i'c- : fuelling in the air at New York, Moscow, and Chita. Mr. R. Nichols, who accompanied Mr Pangborn and Colonel Turner in the Centenary race, has heen chosen as wireless operator. TOWED FROM GERMANY. LONDON GIRL GLIDER’S FEAT. British Official Wireless.) RUGBY) April 14. Miss .loan Meaken., .a- London girl who lias made many remarkable glider flights and liold s the. record for looping in a glider, arrived at Lyin-. vno on a towed' flight from, Germany. MISS BATTEN LEAVES SINGAPORE. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) 1 (lies.-. April 15, 5.30 p.m.) SINGAPORE, April 15. Miss Jean Patten arrived yesterday, and resumed hor flillß itlljs tnorniiTg.i