AMY JOHNSON

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 13 December 1932, Page 5

AMY JOHNSON

HOMEWARD FLIGHT - (United Preus Association—By Electric jlegraph—Copyright) (A CAPETOWN, Uth December;j - Amy Johnson arrived at Mossainedes . at 3.45 o’clock, some hours inside'lrer ; scheduled time, and left for Duala at 9 o’clock to-night. ; . "A."' LONDON, 12th December. A Benguella message states that aftet - -' ‘a brilliant first hop to Mossainedes, Amy Johnson encountered fog at niglit aitcj landed here, being delayed for • three, hours. She resumed her flight to Croydon at dawn. ’ BERTRAM’S PROGRESS BIMA, Uth December.. Bertram arrived from Darwin en route - to England. He left for Sourubaya, where lie is expected this afternoon. . SOURABAYA, 12th December^'' Bertram arrived at 6.40 o’clock local tune. ' ' STOWAWAY FOUND IN ’PLANE (Received 13th December, 9.30 a.m.) SOURABAYA, 12th December. Bertram had a fine trip. He stalled ■■ from Binta at 2.30 o’clock in the afternoon and landed at Sourabaya at 6.30 local time. After leaving Bima, his mechanic Allen, detected a stowawayv who was immediately arrested on arrival at Sourabaya. Bertram stated that the flight hitherto had been hampered only by strong heath - winds. He intends leaving at sunrise; and hopes to reach Medan in one hop!-- j MACHINE (Received Uth December, 1.50 p.m.),. jt SOURABAYA, 13th December. !■ When attempting to take off at 4 o’clock this morning Bertram’s aeroplane, too heavily loaded, failed to rise ■ and ran into a ditch at the end of the,field and crashed. The landing gear* and propeller were smashed. Bertram aurL. Allen were uninjured. .