The Nineteenth Crossing

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 273, 18 November 1936, Page 10

The Nineteenth Crossing

NOTABLE FLIGHTS OVER TASMAJ MISS BATTEN HOLDS RECORD Mr. Clark’s crossing of the Tasman is the nineteenth made by air. Although one of the most notable, his flight was not the fastest. His time was 12 hours 51 minutes, and the record for the journey is 9 hours 29 minutes, established by Miss Jean Batten from Sydney to Auckland, last month. Mr. Clark said before beginning his flight that he was not out to break records, but simply to fly home as quickly as his machine would normally go, and as the weather permitted. His flight is the twelfth from Australia, the first of which was the famous flight of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith from Sydney to Christchurch in 1925. Tho following is a list of the flights made across the Tasman: — To New Zealand. 1928—Kingsford Smith .. Iflir 25min 1931—Guy Menzies .. 12hr 12min 1933—Kingsford Smith .. 14hr lOmiu 1933 C. T. P. Ulm .. 14hr 23min 1934 Kingsford Smith .. 15hr 25tnin 1934—C. T. P. Ulm .. IGhr 38miu 1934—C. T. P. Ulm .. 15hr 26min 1934—J. D. Hewett and C. E. Kay 12hr 14min 1934 R. G. Whitehead and E. R. Nicholl !4hr 40mia 1935 — W. M. O’Hara .. 12hr 47miu 1936 — Miss Jean Batten 9hr 29min 1936—L. E. Clark .. 12hr olmin To Australia. 192S—Kingsford Smith .. 221ir 51min 1931 —F. C. Chichester .. 1933 Kingsford Smith .. 131ir 9min 1934 — C. T. P. Ulm .. 14hr lOrnin 1934—Kingsford Smith .. 13hr 25min 1934—C. T. P. Ulm .. llhr SSmin 1934—C. T. P. Ulm .. 15hr 35min