'WEALTHY AMERICAN WOMAN' COMPANION WANTED ON FLIGHT

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 9

'WEALTHY AMERICAN WOMAN' COMPANION WANTED ON FLIGHT

Australian Will Then Dare Atlantic Terrors i DIRIGIBLE CONSTRUCTING IN ENGLAND (Jiiited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Monday, 55 p.m. NEW YORK, July 22, A telegram from Boston reports that Campbell, the Australian flier, is planning a trans-Atlantic flight in a 7.15foot dirigible >now under secret construction at Highbury, England, Campbell arrived at New York by the Cedric and hopes to find here a “wealthy American woman’’ willing to accompany him on the flight. He states that ho came to the United States secretly in an attempt, to speed arrangements in order to stoal a march on the Zeppelin Corporation, which is contemplating a trans-Atlantic flight within' three weeks. •: , r . • Campbell confirmed the rumour that thq dirigible after the New York flight will return to England, whence lie will undertake n twelve-day flight to Australia sponsored by an Australian syndicate interested in the commercialisation of a route for dirigibles exclusively, ‘ , . , , v Campbell is returning to England on the '2Cth. Ho hopes to establish a : con> nection with United States firms ■ for, tho distribution *of pictures taken in conjunction with all flights.