AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1931, Page 5

AVIATION

ANOTHER ATLANTIC FLIGHT. (United PreßS Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK. July 13. A message from Roosevelt Field states that Alexander Magyar and George Enders took- off for Budapest, via Harbour Grace, t CHICHESTER’S FLY. MANILA, July 14. Chichester was unable to take off from Onnoc in time to reach Manila this afternoon, but arrived at Masbate two hundred miles southward of Manila. He arrives at Manila to-morrow. AIR CRASH. 8 RUSSIAN AIRMEN KILLED. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) MOSCOW, July 14. Eight military airmen, including the assistant Commander of the aviation staff, were killed in a crash. CHICHESTER’S PROGRESS. (Received this day at 10 15 a.m.) MANILA. July 14. A message from Ormoct to-day says: Chichester is having a difficulty, which is delaying his departure for Manila. Attempting to take off from neat Naungati at noon the plane refused to rise twice because of a lack of wind and the heavy load of petrol. Later messages states .that Chichester arrived at Masbate, Masha to .Is land, from Ormoct and will make n flight to Manila to-morrow. airmen crash, but LANDED SAFELY. MOSCOW, July 14. I.ebrix and Loret’s machine crashed fifty miles from Nyinudinsk. Both parachuted safely in the darkness. One injured his knee in landing. Soviet airmen are hurrying to their rescue. The airmen had covered approximately 4200 miles, 740 below Costes record, when they crashed.