AVIATION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 121, 23 May 1919, Page 5

AVIATION

THE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association)

&r. JOHNS (Newfoundland), May 13. Captains Bennett and Ahcott, new entrants for the Transatlantic flight, have arrived. They are seeking s ] tes for Bolton Paul and Vuny machines. They expect to attempt the trip in June. The weather continues tin favourable.

PICKLES’ ENTRY CANCELLED

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, May 21

Mr Pickles states that his wife has persuaded him to abandon the Atlantic flight, in the interests of their infant son, owing to the Hawker disaster.

SEARCHING FOR HAWKER

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association

LONDON, May 20, Nine of the swiftes*. destroyers have joined the search for. Hawker.

ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA,

(Australian & N.Z, Came Association.)

LONDON, May 21. Mr Hughes, after consultation with the Air Board, decided to omit Alexandra as a forced landing-place on the fliglp, to Australia.

THOROUGH SEARCH FOR

HAWKER

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Rec. Mav 23. 9.10 a.rn.) ‘ LONDON, May 21

The Admiralty has ordered a thorough search for Hawker regardless »>I exm use, and a large fleet .it desroyers. tugs and trawlers are scouring an immense triangular area with ihe base on the west coast of Ireland and the apex three hundred miles out in the Atlantic. Ah available aeroplanes me co-operat-ing. Bad weather prevents naval motor • undies participating.

OTHER COMPETITORS TO PROCEED WITH PLANS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Assoo’alion

(Rec. May 23, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 22.

All other firms, competing in the T’-'ans-Atlantic flight, intend to proceed with their plans. A subsitute pilot will bo found to replace Pickles.