AVIATION

Grey River Argus, 10 August 1931, Page 5

AVIATION

PLANES FORCED DOWN. ILA.F. MAN BURNED TO DEATH. (Ans &' N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 8 at 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 8. A Royal Aii: Force pilot, Baugban Fowler, win’ll cu route to Folkestone from Northolt, to participate in a display over the tu too ground, crashed .Awn in a fug near Lis destination, and was burned to death. He had stated he would burn flares during the display, and it is thought that these set fire to the machine. SHANGHAI, . August 7. Chichester passed over Shanghai at -L.lu.' i‘xi rbutu f(>; Woosing, bis landing Tie e. luUiLcen miles distanL RUGBY, August 7. Tin; Royal Aero Club announces that ii. lias decided that tho Schneider Trophy race Lot'wern Britain, France aud Italy shall take place weather 'pi-’-mitting.' up September. 12. One l.ri- ■ 'igui.ii cour over the Solent and iSpi head, 50 kilometres, or 31.07 miles, AilF.bc flown anti clock-wise, seven lime.-. In 1929 the course was quadrilateral. The contest will begin at 12.30 p.m., and Southampton Wa f cr will be closed from then..till 4.p.m. AIRMAN’S MARRIAGE. LONDON, August 8. The Australian aviator, James Mattiu .vs, wiiu crusii.. d al Burmah with IL. -d, while Hying to Australia in July, IU.JUy was |ruurficdl iut : Metley Abbey, Wcmp-Jiiirc to Ileida Ann HallutL. The- bridegroom is now au acippiane wo-rke.- at thtj Isle ot W.ght. . WONDERFUL ESCAPE. BY 18 AEROPLANE PASSENGERS(Aus. <x N.Z./Cable Assn.) LONDON, Aggu t 8. The oeroplane ' • Haiuubail, 3 3 when on route to I’aris; made a forced la .ding near Tunbridge. A passenger says the propeiler broke iib- mid air, damaging tv o others, a/nd- only one engine was running v/hen the machine wag skilfully manoeuvred through mi-lt and. raui. It just* missed’ u farm house and. it knocked a telegraph pole, but tended, perfectly in. a field Th<-‘i e were eighteen ■. passengers, who wcr ’- unhurt. They took a relief machine at Lynipne for Pafflis. AMY JOHNSON FELICITATES MOLLISON. (Aus. & N.Z. Cab'e Assn.) LONDON. August 8. Unaware of his recent address. Miss Amy Johnson telegraphed Mbllisou, the aviator, at London as. follows: —Congratulations on your magnifiqcnft. flight* Hope you await my return. •’ ’ Moll son R(’plied:—‘ ‘ Thanks’ Wi 11 suj-ely awn it your ret u rn- 3 f DESCENT INTO SEA. COPENHAGEN, August 8. Cramer was forced down in ‘he sea between Iceland and Faroe Islands. He expects to-be able to proceed. LONDON, August 9. - A Copenhagen message spates: Cramer reached the Faroes Isles safely. LONG HOF CHAMPIONS. ' CONSTANTINOPLE, August 8. j The American airmen. Boardman

and Polnndo. are returning to Now York. THE LINDBERGHS. NEW WORK. August 8. A message from Point Barrow, Alaska, states- hat- -the Lindberghs arrived there at two a.m.( Pacific Standard Time, on Saturday.