FLYING TO AUSTRALIA.
TWO NEW ASPIRANTS. LONDON. Doc. 24. The order from Brig»d : er-Ueneral Jess, commanding the A.I.F. in the United Kingdom, forbidding men to start m the attempt to fiv to Australia, had not reached Lieutenants Parer and Mcintosh day, and the airmen attempted to leave this morning under extraordinary conditions. . , The aviators entered the machine, and rose three times from the Waddon aerodrome, but each time failed to locate Hounslow. They returned and found the engine required an overhaul. The workshops were closed, and the overhaul was impossible until Saturday. Die two airmen say that they intend to start on Moil"nomanee has already marked the expedition. Lieutenant Mcintosh, who was longing to fly home, accidentally met a Glasgow merchant prince, who, without being asked, handed over a cheque for £1000 without any conditions. Lieutenants Mcintosh and Parer thereupon joined their forces and bought an old type De Haviland machine, receding £100 us a donation towards the cost of their petrol. Many friends gathered at Hounslow, expecting to witness their departure,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17361, 7 January 1920, Page 7
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