MISSING ’PLANE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 80, 2 March 1935, Page 7

MISSING ’PLANE

ANXIETY IN RHODESIA. GOVERNOR’S WIFE PHOT. FEARS OF CRASH. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received March 2, 11.10 a.m. CAPETOWN, March 1. Grave anxiety is felt as regards Lady Young (wife of the Governor of Rhodesia) and Dr Kirby (Government medical officer). Lady Young left Livingstone, flying lier own machine, for Lusaka, where the Governor is staying at present. The aeroplane was sighted an hour after leaving, but sinco then there has been no trace of it. The fear is expressed that Lady Young, who was recently ill with malaria, has been overcome with weakness and crashed. Sir Hubert Young flew over the thickly wooded country between Glioma and Monze searching for traces of tho missing ’plane. Police patrols are visiting the native villages for possible news. The Rhodesia railways are sending 100 men to join in the search, while 200 men of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment have arrived at Livingstone. FLIGHT FAILURE. ENGINE TAMPERED WITH. WILEY POST’S STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Fell. 28. Wiley Post lias announced that an investigation disclosed the presence of nearly two pounds of steel filings and emery ir, the oil in his engine when it failed in his stratosphere flight. He'.said he had asked for a Federal inquiry as he felt the ’plane had been tampered with at the instigation of “another pilot.” He regarded the act as “the rottenest thing I have ever niet up with in flying. When we get the' Winnie Mae’s engine back together again there won’t be an opportunity for anyone to do any more monkeying with it. You can bet that.” Wiley Post’s attempted stratosphere flight across America failed on February 23.. when lie was i'oic-ed down in the desert 125 miles from Los Angeles. He left Burbank airport at six in the morning clad in a aluminium helmet and ‘o’xygen pressure suit” to withstand the high altitude. He dropped his landing gear as he took off. A landing on the holy of the ’plane was effected with the minimum damage. He hopes to repair the craft for another attempt. RGSCOE TURNER’S PLANS. DASH THROUGH STRATOSPHERE. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. A message from Pittsburgh says that Colonel Roscoo Turner has announced that plans are under way and a special ’plane is being built for him to make a flight round the world at the equator next autumn. The machine will be capable of a speed in excess of 400 miles an hour in the stratosphere through which the aeroplane will make its 25,000-mile flight. _ Clyde Pangbom and Miss Ruth Nichoils are expected to accompany him. The reason for making the flight is: “It’s never been done before.” TASMAN FLIGHT. KINGSFORD SMITH’S PLAN. SYDNEY, March 1. Sir Charles Ivingsford Smith states that lie intends to go to New Zealand within the next few weeks to ascertain the extent to which New Zealand is interested in a 'transtasman air service. He may fly the Southern Cross over if he can get paying passengers. AIR MAIL CONFERENCE. DELEGATES RETURN HOME. SYDNEY, March 1. Passengers by the Monowai, which left to-day for Wellington, include Hon. A. Hamilton. New Zealand Post-master-General, who has been attending the air mail conference, and the other members of the New Zealand party, also Sir Frederick Williamson, Director of JVitish Postal Services. Sir Edward Campbell, another member of the British air delegation, arrived by the Qantas aeroplane from Brisbane. He will leave on Wednesday by the Mariposa for New Zealand.