AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 5

AVIATION

AMERICAN PLANS ENGINEERS & EQUIPMENT SENT. (United Press Association— 3y. Electric Telegraph—Copy right). HONOLULU, September 20. Indicating that the Pan-American Airways Cov are going ahead with their plans for air lines to the Antipodes, despite there being mail subsidy difficulties, four Pan-American Airways’ engineers have arrived hero in the liner Monterey, en route for Auckland. It is understood that there are tons of equipment aboard, the Monterey.

It has been unofficially disclosed that the Pan-American Airways Company have brought the Barqueutine Margaret F. Sterling, at Seattle, which is to he used as a base ship at Kingman Reel. ’1 ho vessel will he (owed there in December or Jan li-

ft is indicated that a test flight to New Zealand will be made by a new Boeing Clipper plane when it is completed. The engineers on the Monterey are Messrs Frank McKenzie, Harry Cranston. Walter Graham, and Stanley Morris, who are not mentioned in the liner’s passenger list. They refused to ’be quoted on the subject. They said that they were making a vacation trip.

The equipment on the liner is consigned to Mr Harold Catty, at Anclela ml. TRAXS-TASMAX SERVICE MELBOURNE. September 20. Wing Commander A. H. Cobby, speaking at a luncheon m bis honour, to-day, after a trip abroad, expressed the view that the trans-Tasman air service Mould be in operation by June, 1938. FEARS FOR WILKINS ALLAYED BY LATER MESSAGE EDMONTON. September 20. A*, possibility that Sir H. Wilkins lias crashed near Aklavik was seen l,v Cantain W. P. M'v. a Canadian Airways’ MuoKenzie District Snpeitntondent, following an Aklavik radiocram from Pdot Artie,,- Rankin, afntimr that Wilkins’ radio had faded mit immediately after a message cPnOim that he was landing on the M.nr'Konzie Delta on Ins nay to .■ kInvik. The radio could be worked cither from tlm "round or the air. The Explorers’ Club has annon”oo<l iliat- a message has been received from the Canadian Amvavs which staff'd Wilkins’ nartv is safe at a small lake near Aklavik.