MISSING PLANES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 210, 19 August 1927, Page 5

MISSING PLANES

IN DOLE PRIZE RACE EXTENSIVE SEARCH BY DESTROYERS AND SUBMARINES. [By Cable — Press Assn. — Copyright.] (Received 19, 9.35 a.m.) san Francisco, Aug. 18. AU the resources of the United States Navy are being thrown into an extensive search to-day for the missing 'planes Golden Eagle and Miss Doran, the latter having aboard a woman and four men. No report had been received from any at noon. Forty-two destroyers and merchant ships, with aircraft steamed out into the water lanes. One ship carried 28 land 'planes and other carried seaplanes. All will take off at frequent intervals and endeavour to locate the lost Dole racers. In the meantime 23 submarines and three submarine tenders have formed a scouting line at right-angles to the course of the flight, hoping to find traces. ,An additional submarine is following the direction of the flight and two others are proceeding to the search later (A. and N.Z.) EXCITEMENT AT HONOLULU. “SORRY 1 KEPT YOU WAITING.” Honolulu, Aug. 17. In the Dole Prize race Martin Jensen (pilot) and Captain Paul Schulter (navigator) flying the Aloha, arrived at 2.20 p.m. Their time was 28 hours 17 minutes, and they take the second prize of 10,000 dollars. Goebel, escorted by four 'planes, made a perfect landing before the grandstand. As he stepped from his 'plane he said. “Oh. boy; we did it ” Then guns saluted and whistles shrieked and a crowd estimated at 150,000 roared a welcome. Jensen, who is Honolulu’s favourite, flew for 28 hours 17 minutes He made a poor landing and then jumped out of the 'plane to tell his wife, who collapsed in I.is arms. "Sorry 1 kept you waiting.” The clamour of the crowd was greater than before. The 'plane was surrounded and the airmen were buried under an avalanche of flowers. They were then taken to the city in cars, the movements of which were impeded by the density of the dancing crowds.—(A. and N.Z.) CONSIDERABLE CONCERN. WOMAN AMONG THE MISSING New York, Aug. 17. Three hours after Jensen landed Jack Frost (pilot) and Gordon Scott (navigator), in the Golden Eagle, and the machine carrying Pedlar (pilot) and Miss Mildred Doran, die only woman who has yet attempted a trans-oceanic flight, had not bsen heard from, causing considerable concern.—(A. and N.Z.) ’FRISCO TO AUSTRALIA. INCREASED GRANT TO BUY WILKINS’ ’PLANE. (Received 19, 11.55 a.m.) Sydney, Aug. 19. Mr. J. T. Lang has increased the Government grant to Captain Kingsford Smith and Lieutenant Anderson, who are now in San Francisco awaiting their flight to Australia, from £3500 to £4500 so that the Fokker nlane owned bv Captain Wilkins can be purchased. The Vacuum OU Company thereupon cabled America that the Fokker could be purchased for £5400 provided it was fitted to undertake the strenuous trans-Pacific flight.—(A. and N.Z.) COMMERCIAL FLYING. (Received 19 1.10 p.m.) London, Aug. 18. Two business men flyiim from Rotterdam to London in an Imperial Airways’ aeroplane remembered in the middle of the journey an important omission in their business at Rotterdam. They passed a note to the pilot explaining the situation and asking him to return to Rotterdam. The pilot wirelessly telephoned the pilot of a Royal Dutch aeroplane flying from London towards the English coast, en route to Rotterdam, asking if he had room for two passengers. The Dutchman replied “Yes” and both ’planes landed at Lympne where the business men were transhipped to the one outward hound.—(A. and N.Z.)