ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 June 1928, Page 7

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

THE FRIENDSHIP SUCCEEDS. COAST OF WALES REACHED. MIS? EARHART’S DISTINCTION. (United Tress Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian l’ress Association.) iic.eived 11.26 a.m. to-day. LoNDU'N, June 18. The Friendship circled lflanelly and descended at 12.40 close to the shore, making a good landing, after twentytwo hours' flight. “We are short of petrol,” called Miss Earhart when a motor-l>oat rushed up, in which Stultz was taken ashore. He said: “\Ao are dead tired and have only sufficient petrol to taxi another ten miles. No one was more thankful than I to see the coast of Wales. It was a bad trip throughout, and for most of the way we were flying blindly. I was *\t the controls the- whole journey, anti had considerable difficulty in keeping the course, because I steered through fog and rain solely by the instruments. J realised for some time before I sighted land that we were running out of petrol, and resolved to land at the first opportunity.” ■ His companions are well, but all are fatigued and surprised to learn that the petrol supply was so low and that there was not sufficient to allow them to take oil. Miss Earhart is remaining aboard, where she had lunch. Ehe declared that she was the proudest woman in the world. Stultz had a wonderful reception. Mrs. Guest, who financed the flight, motored from Southampton to congratulate Miss Earhart, who is the nrst woman to fly across the Atlantic. She said that she had not met Miss Earhart previously. Some disappointment was felt by the American delegation at Southampton owing to the Rhine’s non-arrival there. Throughout the morning American flags were flying.