MISSING FLYERS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 24 August 1927, Page 5

MISSING FLYERS

NAVAL SEARCH UNAVAILING VESSELS TO RETURN TOMORROW. (Received 24, 10.20 a.m.) Washington Aug. 23. The Navy has augmented the search for the missing Dole fliers and has detailed the cruiser Omaha and 15 destroyers to assist in an intensive search which will be continued until darkness on August 25, after which, if no traces are found, all vessels will return to their previous duties.—(A. and N.Z.) The destroyer Hazelwood reported to-day that' it had completed a search over two areas of 550 and 600 miles from San Francisco without finding the Dallas Spirit. Admiral Eberlee, said the Government should adopt regulations to prohibit long distance aeroplane stunt flights. He would suggest that the navy should abolish land ’planes for sea flights. He felt that no long distance fights over water should be attempted save in seaplanes or amphibians.—(A. and N.Z.) ANOTHER ’PLANE CRASHES (Received 24, 11.40 a.m.) London, Aug. 24. Another secret long distance R.A-F--flight project was thwarted when a ’plane piloted by Flight Lieutenant Ragg became entangled in the telegraph wires when taking off at Lympne for Tangier. The machine crashed and was wrecked but the pilot escaped uninjured. The ’plane lumbered along the ground for some distance then slowly rose. Ragg made a desperate / attempt to lift its nose over the wires but the ’plane topplied over and hit the ground heavily.—(A. and N.Z. FLIGHT ACROSS TASMAN. Mr. K. M. Frewen states that he will fly at night in order to land in the early morning. After landing at Invercargill to refuel, he will continue the flight to Wellington. He anticpates that the flight will occupy 13 hours. ’FRISCO TO MELBOURNE. (Received 24, 1.10 p.m.) New York, Aug. 23. The giant three-engined Fokker ’plane used by Captain Wilkins in his ■ Arctic expeditions is being reconditioned at Boeing factory for the Pacific-Australia flight. — (Sydney ‘ Sun" cable). BYRD’S ANTARCTIC CREW. Oslo, Aug. 22. Commander Byrd’s trans-Atlantic companion, Balchen, arrived to arrange for Byrd’s South Polar expedition. He has already engaged Lieutenant Omdal, a member of Amundsen’s Norge airship expedition, and hopes to engage Captain Nisting, the Polar explorer.—(A. and N Z.) The Antarctic expedition of Commander Byrd (the North Pole conqueror) will consist of 50 men, including several scientists, two aeroplanes, dogs, and sledges. The expedition will sail from the United States in the autumn, via New Zealand, for the edge of the ice barrier in the Hoss Sea, where a base will be established. One aeroplane will be three-engined and ths other oneengined. The smaller will be used for reconnoitring purposes for tho larger. Both will be equipped with floats, exchangeable for skis when used on the ice. Byrd says he is prepared to remain in the Antarctic eighteen months. He believes that there must be a large area of the southern continent not covered by snow, and he hopes to reach the South Pole. This party will' include several of his earlier Arctic expedition.