AVIATION

Grey River Argus, 12 June 1933, Page 4

AVIATION

Polytehnic Marathon EIGHTH VICTORY EOR FERRIS. (Aus. & N.Z Cable Assn.) LONDON, June 10. A member of the Air Force, Lieut. Sam Ferris, won the Polytechnic Marathon from Windsor to London, in two hours forty-two minutes and onefifth second. This is his eighth victory in nine years. MATTERN’S PROGRESS. IRKUTSK, June 9. Alattern has arrived at Beloye, and departs for Khabarovsk to-morrow. GRAF ZEPPELIN’S SECOND TRIP. PERNAMBUCO (Brazil), June 9. The Graf Zeppelin departed to-night for Germany on its second round trip of the year over the Atlantic. ULM’S WORLD FLIGHT. SYDNEY, June 9. A flight round the world is being prepared by Lieut Ulm, who with copilots G Allen and P Taylor, has reconditioned a former National Airways monoplane, Southern Moon They intend to cross the Pacific via Suva and Honolulu The final test of the monoplane, weighted with a ton and a-half of petrol, was completed to-day ACCIDENT AT PAGEANT. TWO AIACHINES RUINED. SYDNEY, Juno 11. During an aerial p'ageant at Grafton yesterday, two aeroplanes collided on the ground when one was landing and the other was taking off. The machines wore practically ruined. A local farmer, named Henry Clark, the occupant of one aeroplane was severely injured on the head. The pilots wore uninjured. The affair caused considerable excitement.