AVIATION.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 118, 29 April 1924, Page 5

AVIATION.

MACLAREN’S ENGINE TROUBLES. DOISY’S ROUTE. (Received 29, 9.40 a.m.) London, April 28. Experts are of opinion that a recurrence of gear trouble may induce Squadron-Leader MacLaren to instal a standard air force engine from a service machine at th© Indian or Mesopotamian depots. Th© difficulties of such an installation are not insuperable, though weeks must elapse while the necessary structural alterations are carried out. Lieutenant Doisy, who played international Rugby under the name of Pivalo. is using a 370 horse-power engine. His mechanic is Bernard Vesih, a former racing cyclist. Lieutenant Doisy’s route is Allahabad, Rangoon, Saigon, Hanoi, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokio. s The Portuguese airmen have arrived at Baghdad. Lisbon people are enthusiastically subscribing J 1 fund to enable them to carry on round the globe.—(Sydney “Sun” cable.)

DOISY’S FLIGHT. London, April 27. Lieutepant Doisy has left Basra for Karachi.—(A. and N.Z.) THE AMERICAN FLIERS. (Received 29, 8.30 a.mTJ Tokio, April 28. Advices from Paramuohiru state the American fliers are expected to arrive on Thursday according to official word from them, but the conditions, including snowstorms, uncertain winds and heavy fogs below freezing temperature portend difficulties.—(A. and N.Z.) A CRASH IN FRANCE. Paris, April 27. A military aeroplane crashed at Istres and ignited. Th© pilot and mechanic were pinned beneath the wreckage and fatally burned.—(A. and N.Z.) PROGRESS~INGERMANY. BID FOR EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP (Received 29, 9.25 a.m.) London, April 28. Its Berlin correspondent informs the “Daily * Chroncile” that Germany, despite everything, is determined to be the central point of Europe’s air travel. German aeroplanes in 1923 carried 28,801 passengers compared with British 11,947 and French 7361. The German Aero Lloyd, in conjunction with British, Dutch, Danish and Russian concerns* from May Ist next will be running six services, namely, Berlin to London. Rotterdam to Hamburg, Copenhagen to Malmo. Hamburg to Hanover. Berlin to Moscow and Hamburg to Copenhagen.—(A. and N.Z.)