AVIATION

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 July 1926, Page 5

AVIATION

NON=STOP FLIGHTS.

FRENCH AIRMEN BUSY,

COBHAM REACHES NAPLES

a Y CYCLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION —GO PY RIGHT. PARIS, July 1. Several competitors will shortly try to beat the Brothers Air aol '.aids’ new recoid non-sitop flight. Captain Le Maitre, who accompanied the Arru•ehard’s, .set out to-morrow for Senegal, and Captain Girier for Western ' Russia while Captain Clvalle will later lly r. Central .Europe. It is significant, tlint -all are using different motors. 'Phis is due to the Air Ministry’s desire, to stimulate rivalry in the air mintor inti usitrv. ROME, July 1. .Mr Cobban:, on his flight from England to Australia, arrived at Naples after an excellent pasasgo. He reported everything was running smoothly.

PLANE NOSE'-DIYES. TWO MEN KILLED. MELBOURNE. July 1. Two airmen, Flying Officer W- J• Holthanii and Cadet. T. Glendinning Wiaitson were killed by the crash of a training ’plane near Werribee. Speeta.tors saw the machine suddenly nose dive .strike the ground head on, and immediately burst, into flames. When assistance arrived both airmen were dead and their bodies almost incinerated .

The ’ platie nose-dived front a height of two hundred feet-. HoLtham was an experienced flying instructor, and was a member of the Victorian eight-oar orew in the inter-)Sta.te matches.