GREAT FLIGHT

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 140, 13 May 1930, Page 7

GREAT FLIGHT

ARRIVAL AT CALCUTTA. MISS AMY JOHNSON’S PROGRESS. NEXT STOP RANGOON. (United Press Association.—By Electric Teleg rapli.—Copyright.) Received May 13, 10.0 a.m. DELHI, May 12. Miss Amy Johnson, the daring aviatrix, will leave early to-morrow for Rangoon, Miss Johnson made little of her long flight. Apart from head winds she experienced no trouble in the journey from Allahabad. Miss Johnson is travelling so light that she had to borrow a shirt and a pair of shorts at every stage of her flight. PETROL SHORTAGE. TWO DAYS AHEAD OF HINKLER. ALLAHABAD, May 12. Miss Amy Johnson, the English aviatrix, who is flying from England to Australia, arrived at Allahabad, India, and later left for Calcutta. Miss Johnson had a forced landing at Whansi owing to petrol shortage. She was immediately surrounded by Indians. She was under fc',l impression that she was at Allahabad, and took off again and landed at Allahabad. Unfortunately, she struck an iron post and damaged the wing of her plane, but a local Indian carpenter repaired the damage before morning and it is now better than before. After breakfast and refuelling Miss Johnson left for Calcutta. She is now two days ahead of Captain Hinkler. “ADMIRE HER PLUCK.” PRAISE FROM HINKLER. Received May 13, 12.5 p.m. LONDON, May 12. “I admire her pluck, and hope that the courage she has displayed will carry her through successfully,” said Captain Hinkler when referring to Miss Amy Johnson’s flight. The newspapers throughout the country are giving prominence to Miss Johnson’s wonder flight. The' Chronielo says: “The women of England are making a notable name in the air. We had scarcely finished reading about the Duchess of Bedford’s South African flight, when Miss Johnson flies off to Australia. She is not content with this, but is making an effort to beat Captain Hinkler’s record, and now has something in hand. Everybody will hope that she will not only achieve safety, but will also triumph.” INDIAN’S ACHIEVEMENT. DELHI, May 10. Manmohan Singh, the young Punjabi airman, who has made several previous attempts, has arrived at Karachi from Croydon. He thus wins the'Aga Khan’s prize for the first native Indian to make a solo flight from England. Manmohan Singh is a student of the Bristol University. NEW AIR SERVICES. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, May 12. When new long-distance air services are inaugurated this week there will be fifty air lines' arriving and departing daily at Croydon, establishing communication with all parts of Europe, as well as North Africa, Irak, Persia and India.