AVIATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 104, 13 April 1933, Page 5

AVIATION

A MISSING FLIER ITALIAN EMBASSY ANXIOUS. RABBIANO’S WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received 13, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 12. The air attache at the Italian Embassy said that Italy was anxious about Captain Robbiano. It is believed that he met with sandstorms or has been “potted” by snipers when flying in Persia. Consequently urgent inquiries are being made at Basra, Robbiano carries a week’s food. On April 8 Captain Robbiano left Lympne on a second attempt to break the Englund-Australia record of seven days. His machine has a speed of 150 miles against Scott’s 100, and a range of 1500 against 1100. ULM’S INTENTIONS. (Received 13, 10.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 13. Charles Ulm said he was not prepared to make a definite announcement regarding "the trans-Pacilie flight until the monoplane he had purchased had been reconstructed and tested. LARGE SCALE ITALIAN VENTURE (Received 13, 10.45 a.m.) ROME, April 12. The Portobello airport is humming with preparations for a flight from Rome to Chicago of 24 flying boats, via Amsterdam, Londonderry, Iceland, Greenland and Canada. There will be four men in each machine, which has a cruising speed of 150 miles an hour. Signor Balbo heads the expedition and carries greetings from Signor Mussolini to President Roosevelt. THE AKRON DISASTER. (Received 13, 11.45 a.m.) LAKEHURST, New Jersey, April 12. Lieutenant-Commander Edwin Cochrane, assembly repair officer at the United States naval air station, to-day testified at tho naval hearing that it had been planned to strentghen on its return from its last flight the Akron’s structure in the area in which two survivors said they saw two longitudinal girders break. CAPT. LANCASTER’S PROGRESS. (Received 13, 1.45 p.m.) ALGIERS, April 12 Captain Lancaster left Aulaf for Gad at 11.10 this morning, sandstorms after leaving Adrar having blown him off his course.