AVIATION.

Grey River Argus, 14 November 1928, Page 2

AVIATION.

BRITISH TRAGEDY. RUGBY, November 9. Lieutenant G. 11. Maddox, of the Coldstream Guards, was killed this afternoon when a single-seater aeroplane he was flying at the first meeting of the Household Brigade Flying Club at Brooklands crashed from a height of 1000 feet. The club was formed for officers of the Brigade of Guards, who wished to take up flying. Several officers own aeroplanes. THE CONFERENCE IN US.A. BLENHEIM, November 13. The Marlborough Aero Club has appointed its President,’ Mr H. R- Bix, as delegate to the International Civil Aeronautical Conference at Washington in December. He leaves by the Aorangi from Auckland on November 20. Mr Dix has agreed also to represent the Auckland Club. Plane in Antarctic. MESSAGE FROM WILKINS. LONDON, November 12. Wilkins wirelessed from Deception Island on November 19, via Port Stanley and signed Wilkins: — “Our American monoplane Los Angeles, with which Eilson flew over the North Pole, was to-dffy the first complete aeroplane to touch Antarctic soil on Deception Island. The Hektoria, upholding her name, entered,the harbour on the 6th, anchored, and then was moored to the beach __with

six seven-inch hawsers, preparing to withstand the customary November storms, but so far fine weather prevails, enabling everyone. from the captain to the mess boy and tne expeditioners, to busy themselves during every waking hour.”