AVIATION

Grey River Argus, 31 December 1934, Page 5

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FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA From Roumania (Aus & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received December 29 at 5.5 p.m.) ) BUCHAREST. December 28. A monoplane built in Roumania, r named “King Carol of Roumania,” s is leaving here on Sunday for Australia. It is piloted by Vassile Du { mitrescu. a 29-y ear-old lawyer, and t a companion. f King Carol farewelled the two airj men, who plan to reach Darwin in t nine days. n BUCHAREST. December 29. Dumitrescu, whose companion is t Frimu, is flying a Roumanian twoseater tourer monoplane. Its top ; speed is 160 miles an hour, and its . cruising speed 125 miles an hour. - There are other Roumanian airmen j simultaneously flying to Calcutta and i Capetown. WALLER’S RETURN TO BRUSSELS BRUSSELS, December 28. Air Kenneth Waller has arrived, completing the 4900 miles from the Belgian Congo in 57 hours 19 minutes, including stops. The last lap of 1100 miles was. completed in 4 hours 59 minutes. Mr Waller, accompanied by Captain Franchomme. in the de Havillanl Comet, made the trip from Brussels to Leopoldville, capital of the Belgian Congo, in 51 hours, including stops. Th? flight to the Belgian Congo and back is intended to demonstrate the possibilitv of a regular air mail service on this' route. BRUSSELS. December 29. Waller and Franehomme on their return from Africa, were presented with flowers, and were carried to the pavilion. Neither appeared to he tired. General Gillieaux, commanding the Belgian Air Force, praised the regularity* of their outward and homeward flights. The airmen, in reply, said that a future service would need planes with an equal speed to that of the j Go met, and should be equipped with wireless. It was difficult to make a comparison with the Melbourne race, as they were not racing. COMET TAXI. LONDON. December 28. “I will go anywhere at 200 miles an hour in my Comet,” ’]g the substance of an advertisement 'in the London “Times,” in which Mr Ken Waller, on behalf of Mr Rubin (owner of the plane), announces that the Comet is available for public charter. Mr Rubin’s representative says that Mr Waller will take anyone to Australia or elsewhere at half a crown a mile. Flights shorter-than 1000 miles would hardly be vrirth while. BARON SEMPTLL’S AUSTRALIAN TOUR. (Received December 29 at 630 p.m.) SYDNEY December 29. Baron Sempill. the airman, is planning a ten thousand miles joumev through Australia. He is visiting Canberra, Melbourne. Tasmania. Ade la-ide and Perth, before leaving for home. K.L.M. INSURANCE. AMSTERDAM. December 29. The Flying Hofei was insured approximately 'for thirty-fivp thousand sterling with a London enmpanv. 1