TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
DIFFICULTIES OF OCEAN
PATROL.
(Received 5, 12.-10 p.m.) ♦ . London, May- 21. Questioned in connection witn citficism' from Australia regarding giving no'assistance to Captain Haw . ker, tihe British Admiralty points out the extreme difficulty of arranging the patrol of the. Atlantic, especially when the British Navy was; en-
gaged in war orierations in 'ora areas. The..puWi’c have- no idea what an efficient ocean patrol would mean
It would necessitate the use ol scores of ships and entail tremendous expense. We had an experience of what the seairch for aviators meant in the North Sea. during the war. FLotillrjs frequently were sent out. but only on one occasion gave efficient aid to tbei .aviators.. Warships were virtually useless. The proper method of assistance was to send seaplanes to k-oa.te the. nnssing .-iviafors. No date was fixed for Captain Hawker’s departure and warships might have been patrolling the ocean for months.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 145, 5 June 1919, Page 6
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150TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 145, 5 June 1919, Page 6
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