AERIAL INCIDENCE

Northern Advocate, 14 August 1931, Page 5

AERIAL INCIDENCE

CHICHESTER FLIGHT.

MAIL PLANE NOSE-DI VES.

ALL ABOARD RESCUED,

(Received 10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 13. The air mail plane from Shanghai, on its arrival at Hangkow, nose-dived and broke a propeller while seeking the landing stage. The crew and passengers were rescued.

ARRIVAL AT KAGOSHIMA.

(Received 9 a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 13. Mr F, C. Chichester hopped off for Kagoshima, Japan, at 9.15 a.m. today, and arrived there at 7 p.m, SCEPTICAL AUTHORITIES.

(Received 10.30 a.m.) TOKIO, August 13. Because ho required nearly 10 hours to make the flight from Shanghai to Kagoshima, Japan, which ordinarily takes 5 hours, the local authorities are questioning Mr Chichester, to determine whether he landed en route.

SCHNEIDER CUP CONTEST. ITALIANS EN ROUTE. FRENCH UNCERTAINTY. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, August 13

The draw for the order of flying in the 'Schneider Trophy Cup is Britain, France, Italy.

The first contingent of Italians has left for England, but there is still uncertainty as to the French participating. ENGINE FAILURE. SKILFUL STEERING. FORCED LANDING INCIDENT.

(Special to “Northern Advocate.”) HAMILTON, Thursday.

While returning to the Te Rapa aerodrome from a short flight over the town about 5 p.m. yesterday, Mr S. J.' Blackmore, had to make a forced landing owing to the failure of the engine in his De Soutter monoplane. He had. with him as a passenger Mr W. McKenzie, of Te Awamutu,

Prom a fairly high altitude the pilot brought the ’plane clown in a sloping paddock near the crest of a rise at Forest Lake. It made a, run of 40 yards, crashed through a gorse hedge and wire fence, and in avoiding a house the under-carriage was carried away by a stump. No damage was done to the fabric or windscreen and the occupants scarcely felt the bump. Mr Blackmore is a skilful pilot.