AIR DISASTERS

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1931, Page 5

AIR DISASTERS

ELEVEN KILLED In U.S.A. Crashes I (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) I NEW YORK, August 9. i The week-end air crashes took toll |of eleven lives'- ill' the’'United States. Four passengers and two pilots were I killed at Cincinnati i Ohio, when a I tri-motored air-lifter . crashed from an 1 altitude of throe hundred feet. The plane fell after one of the motors l failed. i Four men burned to death at LynchrlniTg, in Virginia,- when a cabin mono- ) plane hit some trees in landing. . i AC Westehbster, in Pennsylvania, a 1 youth who was taking his first flight, i was killed, and the pilot was critiealily injured when their plane plunged, I with a dead motor, from a height of I one hundred feet.

“Hannibal” Mishap

PILOT PRAISED. FOR SAVING IS LIVES. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, Angus' 9. The “Hannibal,” which is the largest commercial aeroplane in the world, narrowly escaped an appalling disaster, when she made a forced landing near To n bridge. There were 18 passengers, including Sir Henry "Bitkin, and all paid a tribute Cd the pilot, Captain F. Dismore, who was responsible for saving the lives .of all. Four propellers were broken when the plane landed.

Sir It- Birkin took command of the situation in the luxurious saloon when the Hannibal dived. He told the others •to keep calm and relax their bodies, in order to lessen tho shock. ' Tho Hannibal’s descent was due to I the failure of one engine, in midair, and a piece of metal therefrom breakI ing a blade of one of ,the propellers. ■ Tho hull structure was not damaged. ' The broken propeller damaged two others, and only one engine was running when the machine was skilfully manoeuvred through mist and rain. 'lt just missed a farm house and knocked , a telegraph pole, but. landed perfectly in a field. The eighteen passengers, were unhurt. They took i a relief machine at Lympne for Paris. MOLLI SON'S FEAT. RUGBY, August 8. Congratulations are still b'eing received by Mollison. Apart from suffering from inflamed eyes and eyestrain, he is in excellent health. To-morrow he will-attend tile Hauworth Aerodrome, whdre he will receive, congratulations from many famous airmen. Mr Montague will ho present, and otliers are expected to include" Bert Hinkler and Scotti. On Monday ho will fly ,to Scotland to visit his mother. LONDON, August 10. Scott and Mollison me l at an informal tea party at the Hanworth Aero Club. Scott’s first words were:"Well clone, old man.” Later, the pair, together w’th Mrs Victor Bruee, gave a n exhibition of formation flying. NEW YORK, August 8. A message from Poin‘ Barrow, Alaska, states that the Lindberghs arrived there at two a.m. * Flight to Australia FROM U.S.A.-VIA IRELAND. SAUL'S PROJECT. | (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) '■ (Received August 10 at 7 p.m.) | NEW YORK, August. 10. I Mr Saul, of Ireland, who was Commodore Kingsford Smith’s 1 navigator on the Atlantic flight of the Southern | Cross, has arrived here from England | to-day, and he has announced his 1 plahs' for a non-stop flight from New I York to -Ireland, where the plane will j refiiel, and will then proceed to Aus-j tralia.

Mr Saul admitted that his plans, at present, were indefinite, he wishing first to confer wftli two other fliers whom he expects will accompany him on t’be flight to Australia, which he hopes" to start before October.

Mr Saul declined'to give the names of Ids’ eo-fliers ; oF"6i his backers.