AVIATION

Grey River Argus, 1 August 1931, Page 5

AVIATION

A GREAT HOP New York to Turkey (Aus & N.Z. Cab.'e Assn.) CONSTANTINOPLE. July 30. Boardman and Po’ando have arrived. They had a fine crossing though they were compelled to hang over Europe too long, ow ng to unfavourable atmospheric conditions. They were intensely pleased that they accomplished he flight from New York in one hop. The airmen landed perfectly after 4,894 miles, in fortynine hours eight minutes. AMY JOHNSON. MOSCOW. July 30. Amy Johnson landed at Sverdlovsk. FRENCH TRAGEDY. PARIS, July 30. The chances of France’s attempt'to win the Schnieder Cup were diminished by the death of the noted pilot, Eougault, when his aeroplane crashed a’ the mouth of the Rhone. Rescuers arrived too late. LINDBERGHS START. NEW YORK. July 30. A message from North Haren (Maine), states that Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh took off for Ottawa at 1.6 p.m., to-day. OTTAWA, July 30. The Lindberghs arrived at 4.36 p.m. ZEPPELIN’S RETURN. FROM POLAR TRIP. LONDON, July 30?' After successfully traversing tho North Pole regions, the Graf Zeppelin is returning to Berlin. It accomplr-rttd much more than was expected. It WM found that Harmsworth Land MU Albert Edward Land were nonexistent. Exkener scrutinised all the Bkely spots for "he missing Amundsen wiltout result.