AVIATION

Inangahua Times, 21 August 1931, Page 3

AVIATION

(United Press Assn— By Elee+rie 1 olegraph—Copyright*.) GRAF ZKP'PELIN BRITISH I’Rip COMPLETED

. rn, ' London Aug 19 i he Graf Zeppelin completed her 94 hour tour of Britain when she landed at H-nworth at 7 o’clock to.dsy, and disembayed Tier passengers Previously there had’ been some 1 tfoubt as !o the possibility of landing Under ,he gusty conditions prevailing and she had circled over London for early an hour, but, the operation was carried ouf wi-hout a hitch. She remain, ea about half an hour, aDd Dr Eckener 'P'ved pir John Simon, M.P., on oard, and showed him the equipment of the control cabin. Shortly before eight, the great air. ship rose from the ground, andheading or Central London, started b£r homeward journey to Friedriehahaven. f»ip "Around Britain, of one tbou. sand miles, was confined to England and Iraancl as adverse wekther reports pre« vented Dr Eckener visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh, as he bad intended In parsing over Hull," at noon, Dr Eckeupr dipped the Zeppelin in salute “' h bmqopfyof the teen,of Airship K-:I8., which,. ,blew up over the' river * > On landing,"the Master of Sempill and the passengers, stated that they bad badajifery, goixMipie,; despite the bad weather, and it had been a great flight

? PRESENTATION TO DR. ECKENER ' rttigby'Aug T 9 In welcoming Doctor Eckener and ihs o/fipers and crew of i be Graf Zeppelin on their arrival in England last night, the Under. Secretary ", BJfT Air, Hod. Mr Montagtfe,^warmly congratulated them on the progress df ' the Graf Zeppelin, -and expressed, appreciation of the assis-’ tance already given by Dr Eckener, and in the future to thfe-cause of-British airship development. On behalf .of h* Rpghslu/riewds and admirers. Dr Eckener was presen ed with an inscribed gold box. ~ , .-. Dr Eckener, in replying, expressed his opinion that J a complete system of international co-operation was essential ; W'kiiship development. ' y-.

GERMAN CROSSES GREENLAND

’ ' Ivigtut' August 19 The German aviator, Gronau, who is blazing a trail across the Arctic for an America-European mail service, has arrived here from Gods tffer,a nightmare flight of thousand miles, across the ureensland icecap from the Scoresby Sound. h*a departed for, Godhaven, JjjWg** he.will make his final hop to I); ’ A Woman Killed Reed 12 25 p,m. '*' , Madrid, Aug 20 , A t Laotj message states, tuat tltrhile alighting by a parachuve from 3 private plane in a yiolein gust of whod, a women was dragged nalf-a mile, and dashed against a tree at Sisson e . Aerodrome and 'killed. ,