WASHINGTON AIR CONVENTION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 288, 21 November 1928, Page 6

WASHINGTON AIR CONVENTION

N.Z. DELEGATES SAIL. 57 NATIONS WILL BE REPRESENTED. [Special to “Tribune."] Auckland, Nov. 21. Bound for America as New Zealand delegates to the international aeronautical convention to be held in Washington next month, Mr, H. R. Dix, of the Marlborough Aero Club, and Captain N. H. Barlow, N.Z.A.F.. of Christchurch, sailed from Auckland by the Aorangi this afternoon. Interviewed by a “Sun” man this morning Captain Barlow said that, according to the advice he had received, there would be at least 57 nations represented at the convention, which promised to be the greatest of its kind ever held.

Both the delegates representing the Dominion intend joining the steamer Ventura at Honolulu in order to join up with the two Australian representatives, one of whom is Colonel Brinsmead, the Director of Civil Aviation in the Commonwealth The party will be met at San Francisco by American officials and will be transported by aeroplane to Chicago, where a day will bo spent in looking over one of the big aero shops. From Chicago tho members of the party will lly to Washington to attend the convention, which is expected to last about a week. After thus it has been arranged for them to visit New York to attend another big aero pageant which is being held in connection with the convention. During the remainder of their stay in the United States the Australian and New Zealam delegates will spend their time looking over the various big aviation works such as the Wright and Fokker factories. The Dominion delegates expect to arrive back some time in March.