AVIATION PHASES

Northern Advocate, 22 April 1930, Page 5

AVIATION PHASES

LINDBERGH ACHIEVEMENT CROSS CONTINENT RECORD. HIGH ALTITUDES THEORY.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 8.20 a.m.) jNEW YORK, April 20.

A message from Roosevelt Field states that Colonel Lindbergh with his wife set a new trans-continental speed record when they landed at Liockhead in a Sirius plane in 14 hours 14 minutes after leaving Glendale, California, at 8.26 in the morning (New York time).

They made one stop of 20 minutes to refuel at Wichita, Kansas, The entire flight was made at altitudes of 11,000 to 20,000 feet. They made the flight to prove that transcontlnonal air express planes may fly more swiftly with less storm resistance at high altitudes. Police and State troops were compelled to strain to the utmost to keep the mob from the plane, following a neat landing.

ATLANTIC FLIGHT. KINGSFORD SMITH'S PLANS. NEW YORK, April 20. . In the course of an interview Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith said ho would know definitely on Thursday whether he would attempt a westward flight across the Atlantic. There had ibeen some discussion about the possible immediate purchase of his machine, the Southern Cross, but he doubted that it would materialise. The chances for the flight were better than those against it. If he decides to fly he will leave for England on Friday next. Then he will go to Holland and take the Southern Cross to Ireland. There he will await weat&er favourable for the venture by the northern ,route.

The airman proposes to land at the Roosevelt Field and to leave there for San Francisco, going thence to Oakland. He is to return to Australia to be married in September. PARKERSON CRASHES. IMPACT WITH TREE. . MACHINE DEMOLISHED. (Received. 10.26 a.m.) LONDON, April 21. Mr Charles Purnell Parkerson, of Auckland, New Zealand, whose ambition was to fly from England to Australia and thence to the Dominion, crashed at Arquel and his aeroplane was destroyed. The machine -struck a tree in a fog and caught fire as it touched the ground. Mr Parkerson disentangled himself. He suffered only slight burns on the fate and hands -and after treatment' by a local doctor proceeded by train to Paris.

DUCHESS or BEDFORD. RETURN TRIP BEGUN. (Received 10.40 a.m.) CAPETOWN, April 21, The Duchess of Bedford started her return flight to England this morning. She hopes to reach Croydon in eight days. SMITH-SKIERS VENTURE. ARRIVAL AT SOURABAYA, (Received 10.26 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Messrs Dave Smith and W. H. Shiers, who are attempting a flight from Australia to England, have arrived at Sourabaya from Bima. They will proceed to Batavia after refuelling.

SINGAPORE NEXT STAGE. (Received 12.30 p.m.) WELTEVREDEN, April 21. Smith and Shiers arrived here last night. They are leaving this morning for Singapore,