ANOTHER FLIGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1934, Page 5

ANOTHER FLIGHT

ACROSS TASMAN

ULM LEAVING NEXT WEDNESDAY (A "«tralian Press Association). SYDNEY, May 2. Mr C. P. Ulm intends again to [tackle the Tasban. Sea in his plane 1 “Faith in Australia” next Wednesday, when, weather permitting, he will fly to New Zealand from Richmond, taking goodwill messages from the Governor-General (Sir Isaac Isaacs) and the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon J. A. Lyons) _ which will be m the nature of a special reply to Australia from the Forbes Government by Mr A. B. Lane, manager of the New Zealand United Press Association.

Ulm says that no mail will He carried this time, it being merely a goodwill visit. The same crew, will accompany him as on the last occasion. He hopes to return to Sydney on Friday or Saturday. - J - ;7i

RUBIN AND WALLER’S FLIGHT THE JOURNEY DESCRIBED (LONDON, May }\ , Rubin and Waller had a thrilling moment in Timor (Sea. The engine suddenly ran faultily and the machine lost (height. The men became perturbed. Then they remembered /.hat one tank had not been properly filled. It had run dry. It was only a matter, of switching from one tank to the other. They reached Calcutta oti April 26, and Aleppo on April 30. They left Rome this morning and had their Worst flying, there being low clouds , across France. They flew blind through a Channel fog till they saw a house, which they recognised as a friend’s bungalow at Pevensey, and they landed at Eastbourne- Only thirty people saw' the landing, their arrival being quite unexpected. Waller explained that. when they left Darwin they had no idea of breaking the record, but, as they got on, they found that they were making good time, and decided for the last two days to no all out. Their

ust two days to go all out. Their trip had been most valuable in giving tliem a better chance for .the Melbourne roce. The worst section was from Rangoon to Singapore and also from Danvin southwards (over rough country. There was no place for landing. The fog was so had at Le 'bouquet that the French authorities forebade their departure. After waiting for a whifo, they were allowed* to go. they having signed a. document freeing the (aerodrome staff from any responsibility

FATAL PLANE COLLISION LONDON, May Prior to the plane collision’, in which four were killed, including the New Zealander, Plugge, the occupants of a lonely farni house, a few labourers, saw one machine flying south, and another flying west. They heard a crash like a thunderclap. All of the victims were found dead in the aeroplanes. They had not had any time to utilise the parachutes. The labourers had to dodge tho falling' fragments of th e planes. The machines when they fell made huge holes in the ground, the engines taking four hours to extricate. Plugge was a son of Colonel A. Plugge of Gallipoli fame. SMITHY FOR SOUTH AMERICA SYDNEY. Afay 2. Bv the liner Monterey, which left to-day, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Lady Smith, are passengers. They are on route for America, where Sir C. Kings Pond Smith wyl 1 negotiate for an aeroplane in which lie will compete in the Melbourne centenary rate.