Clouston Crashes

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 235, 5 October 1936, Page 7

Clouston Crashes

After Having Chance for Prize AIRMAN AND PASSENGER UNHURT United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright Received Monday, 1 a.m. JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 4. Clouston crashed at Gwelo, 130 miles south of Salisbury. The machine was wrecked, but Clouston and his passenger Tasker were uninjured. Owing to engine trouble Clouston had been able to make only short hops, but he covered 1400 miles on Saturday landing safely at Tabora, Abercom and Mpika before he was forced down at Otoko, where he took on 12 gallons of petrol and restarted for Salisbury. His nonarrival caused great anxiety and every available ’plane started on a midnight search. New Zealand Flier’s Effort earlier PROGRESS messages. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, Oct. 2. Flying-Officer Clouston, the only remaining competitor in tho air race to Johannesburg, who could still win a handicap prize if he reached Germ-ston air port before Sunday morning, took off from Khartoum, where ho was held up waiting for an engine replacement, and reached Entebbe, in Uganda, at 4.48 p.m. (8.5. T.). All ’Dromes Lit Up HOW LLEWELLYN CRASHED. JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 2. All aerodromes are to be lit up tonight in expectation of Flying Officer Clouston's resumption. Thoro is hope of his finishing on Sunday to qualify for the handicap prize. Flying Officer Clouston will leave Entebbe at dawn for Abercom, whence he will fly non-stop to Johannesburg. He hopes to arrive at 5 p.m. ou Saturday. It is revealed that Mr D. Llewellyn was four hours ahead of Mr C. W. A. Scott when he crashed owing to shortage of petrol due to a leak. While he was searching for a landing place after being unable to find the Abercom, aerodrome, his aeroplane hit some and overturned, being completely wrecked. On His Way to Salisbury Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. ENTEBBE, Oct. 3. Clouston left at 3.30 a.m. for Johannesburg by short stages. He reached Mpika and resumed on his way to Salisbury. Smith Still Going A SLENDER CHANCE. LONDON, Oct. 2. Mr Victor Smith has left Athens for Cairo, and hopes to finish in the air race within the timo limit. His chance is considered to be slender. Mr Smith made a forced lauding at Skoplje, Yugoslavia, on account of oil trouble, and announced that he was withdrawing from the race. The news that he was still participating caused Borne surprise, but after leaving Skoplje he again made a forced landing 20 miles from Salonika. He declared that he would resume after making repairs, but subsequently it was definitely announced that he had withdrawn. According to a message published last week, he took off from Salonika for London and crashed near the village of, Tugari, receiving minor injuries, his machine -being badly damaged. Smith Retires Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. CAIRO, Oct. 3. Smith, after another delay, left for Khartoum where, oa arrival, he announced his retirement from the race.