Ulm and Crew Reach Sydney

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7300, 30 October 1933, Page 6

Ulm and Crew Reach Sydney

“Were Not Out To Break the Record ” “SMITHY” GREETS HIS OLD FLYING PAL United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 29. Ulm and his companions, Taylor and Alien, landed at Mascot on Saturday at 3.10 p.m. from Broken Hill. There was a good crowd to greet then), including Sir Charles Ivingsford Smith, who was the first to shake hands with his old flying pal. Ulm said: “We are very glad to be home again. We had no idea of re-cord-breaking when we left England and merely wished to demonstrate the manner in which the England-Austra-lia mail route can be flown.” May Come to New Zealand AFTER OVERHAUL IN SYDNEY SYDNEY, Oct. 2S. Mr. C. T. P. Ulm stated at Broken Hill, on his arrival from Alice Springs in the Faith of Australia, that tho crew would overhaul the machine in Sydney, and lie would then probably fly to New Zealand. Fast Fliers for Melbourne Air Race LOSS OF BRITISH ’PLANE DEPLORED. LONDON, Oct. 27. The Evening Standard deplores tho loss of the mail carrier on Tuesday, as it was the only machine so far built iu Britain embodying the requisite range and speed to enablo a reasonable chance of winning the London-Mel-bournc race. The only other comparable British machine is the mail carrier built by the Avro Company, which reached 170 miles per hour in the King’s Cup race iu 1932. It has now been re-engined, and is expected to bo capable of travelling at 200 miles per hour.