AVIATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 283, 14 November 1929, Page 7

AVIATION

HINKLER’S FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA

LECTURE AT WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. TRIBUTES PAID TO AUSTRALIAN ' PIONEERS. (United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) (Received 14,1.5 p.m.) London, Nov. 13. Captain Bert Hinkler lectured on his flight to Australia at Westminster School in aid of the King Edward Hospital Fund. After describing his flight—when incidentally, he said, solved many hitherto involuble aircraft problems—he emphasised the practical advantages of his own design of undercarriage, as demonstrated on the flight. The Master of Sempill, who presided, said that, speaking of long, practical knowledge of aviation in Britain, he was compelled to admit that Australia, in proportion to her population, had led the whole Empire in skilfulness and enterprise in the expansion of air services, meeting the need of even the most remote communities. This marvellous development was largely due to the impetus given by such pioneers as Ross Smith, Keith Smith, Kingsford Smith and Hinkler—notably the last-named, whose solo (light to Australia was one of the greatest achievements in the history of world aviation.