FLIGHT RECORD

Grey River Argus, 3 May 1934, Page 5

FLIGHT RECORD

RUBIN AND WALLER Better Mollison’s Time (Aos. A N.Z. Cable Assn.; LONDON. May 1. Rubin and Waller landed at East bourne, having flown from Darwin i: “ight days, twelve hours. Rub n says: “I believe that 1 have broken Mollison’s record, but it .'ill not be recognised, as I was not officially timed.” (Received. May 2 at 7.10 pm.) LONDON, May 2. Rubin an.l Waller had n thriving moment in Timor Sea. The engine suddenly ran faultily and the machh.e lost height. The men became perturbed. Then they remembered that one tank had not been, properly lil'Tt had run dry. Tt was only a matter of switching from one tank to the other They reached Calcutta on April 26th, and Aleppo on April 30111. They left Rome this morning at.d lad their worst flying, there being lo.w clouds across France. They flew blind through a Channel fog till they saw a house, which they recognised as a friend’s bungalow nt Pevensey, and they landed at Eastbourne. Only thirty people saw the landing, the‘r nrriavl being quite unexpected. Waller explained that when they left Darwin they had no idm of breakmg the record, but, as they got on, thev found that they were making good time, and decided for the last two days to go all out. Their trip had been most valuable in yivin" them a better chance for the Melbourne race. The worst section was from Rangoon to Smgaporo. and also from Darwin southwards over rough country. There was no plan- for ’anding. Tim fog was so bad at I e Touqnet that the Drench rforbade their departure. After wait k ing for a while* .they were allowed to go. thev having signed a. doenmerit, freeing the aerodrome stai" from any responsibility