FLYING OFFICER CLOUSTON
A DRAMATIC FEAT. RECORDS BOTH WAYS ACROSS THE TASMAN. Flying-Officer Clouston, accompanied by Air V. Ricketts, was on Saturday, not expected to cross the Tasman. On Sunday morning, however, it was announced that the crossing would be made that day, and their fast Comet landed at the Blenheim Aerodrome at 4.40 p.m., a little over seven hours after leaving Sydney. A big crowd gathered, including as many people as could get there by air from Wellington. and a vociferously enthusiastic welcome was given. Continuing the theme of unexpectedness. the stop-over in Blenheim was ent short, and the aviators took off for Sydney again at 9.32 op Alonday, arriving in Sydne.v at 4 p.m. (New Zealand time). Clouston’s official time of arrival from New’ Zealand was 3.58$ p.m.. which means that he broke tho record made by the Centaurus by 1 hour 33 minutes. Clouston’s time was 8 hours 27 minutes. Bad weather over the greater part of the Tasman delayed the airmen, but the machine behaved excellently. The total time since the departure of the aeroplane till its return to Sydney was 32S hours. An authentic film of the actual landing of Flying Officer Clouston at Blenheim will ho shown at the Mayfail? Theatre on Saturday night.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 24, 24 March 1938, Page 2
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