AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1932, Page 6

AVIATION

SMITH SAFE. COMPASS ON ’PLANE FAULTY. United Press Association—By Electric . Telegraphs—Copyright.) (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) RUGBY, November 21. Victor Smith, the young South African airman, who in attempting a record flight from Capetown tb England made a. forced landing in an isolated part of French West Africa, was reported safe to-day after being niissino- for a wetek. '' e ' ; ° LONDON, Novhwhcr 21. The .Shell agent at Gat/fhas cabled to headquarters that Smith, iilepaa-ted this morning. .. CAPETOWN, November 21. ))ori, where Smith landed, i»s five hundred miles from Jebba where he was last seen at 2 a.m. on .Tuesdlay. is compass was evidently faulty and he missed Niai»*cy by a hundred miles. THE MO'LLISOis. I/ONUON, November 21. Mr and Mrs Mol bison are likely to dually attempt a Capetown to England record, each using their own machine, lalbout 9,th. December, when the full moon will ho available,, prior to which Mollison flies to Africa in easy stages.AMY JOHNSON’S NEXT VENTURE. CAPETOWN, November 22. Th® 'aviator, Store, was about to leave in Amy Johnson's aeroplane to search for Smith, when the announcement was made that Smith was located n'ear Gao, where he ran short of petrol. He reoioni. sited after two days’ trarno through the bush, and continued Ids flight to England. Amy is now considering attacking the Capetown to England record, probably at the next full moon.

LADY CHAYTOR AT AUCKLAND AUCKLAND, November 22.

Lady Chaytor, and Mr R. T. Richards, who last March attempted to fly f rom , England to Australia, arrived to-day. Lady Ohayto r was slightly ( injured in the crash In England, but Richards flew on alone, but the plane was wrecked 'last month near Canberra. '