ROUND WORLD FLIGHT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19727, 29 August 1927, Page 9

ROUND WORLD FLIGHT.

TWO AMERICANS START.

FIRST STAGE TO CROYDON. NEW TIME RECORD SOUGHT. By Te'.esraph—Press Association—Copyright;. (Received August 28, 5.15 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. VANCOUVER, Atxs- 27A message from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, states that two residents of Detroit, Mr. William Brock, pilot, ana Mr. Edward Schlee, a business man, hopped off from there at 5.14 a.m. today in the Stinson monoplane Pride cf Detroit on a 2350-miles flight to Croydon, England. This is to be the first stage in an attempt to establish a new time record for a flight around the world. It is hoped to accomplish the first stage of the flight in 23 days or less. The route is via the Continent of Europe, India, Tokio, Honolulu and San Francisco. The airmen left New York on Wednesday and arrived at Harbour Grace on Friday. Arrangements have been made for oil and petrol supplies, spare parts, etc., to be available at various stations en route.

Messrs. Schlee and Brock were last seen flying high and fast near Cape St. Francis, folio-wing Colonel Lindbergh's trail, in clear weather and sunshine. They are expected to make better time than Colonel Lindbergh. Hundreds of people watched the start. The airmen had rested for some hours after arriving at Harbour Grace. They said the;/ were confident of a perfect trip. The plane was in excellent order. The ambition of the two airmen is to cover the whole route around the world in 240 hours* actual flying time. The long stages above water, such as from Hongkong to Tokio, Tokio to Sand Island, and Sand Island to Honolulu, will be guided, by wireless beacons. AERIVAL IN ENGLAND. SUCCESSFUL LANDING. CROYDON REACHED YESTERDAY. (Received August 23, 12.50 a.m.) A and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, Aug. 28: The monoplane Pride of Detroit passed Plymouth at 7 a.m. to-day, and the two American airmen landed at Croydon at 10.33 a.m. ENGLAND TO RIGA. BERT HiNCKLER'S FEAT. TRIP IN LIGHT AEROPLANE. (Received August 29, 12.50 a.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON. Aug-. 28. The .Australian aviator, Bert Hinckler, in an Avro-Avian light aeroplane, left Croydon at 5.30 a.m. yesterday and arrived at Riga at 4.12 p.m. The airmen thus accomplished a nonstop Sight of about 1200 miles over 10 different countries. DOLE EACE YICTDIS. SEARCHERS' FORLORN HOPE. MEMORIAL SERVICE PLAN. (Rceeived August 28, 5.13 p.m.l X. and N.Z. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 As all hope of finding the lost Dele air race fliers has practically been abandoned the last detachment of naval vessels still engaged in the search has been ordered to leave Honolulu for San Diego on Tuesday. However, the search in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands will be continued with submarines. Plans for memorial services have been made subject to the relatives' approval. It is proposed that the services shall be held 700 miles out at sea from San Francisco at about the spot where Captain Erwin was last heard from in the Dallas Spirit. The suggested date is September 16, which would be one month after the Golden Eagle and the Miss Doran took off from Oakland. Flowers will be cast on the water over an area of several square miles. The liner Maui will be stopped while the service is being conducted. BRITAIN'S AIRSHIPS. SHED FOR THE RlOl. GREAT DISMANTLING TASK. A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, Aug. 26. The tremendous task of dismantling the largest shed at the Pulham airship station, 756tt. in length, has been commenced. It will be removed to Cardington to accommodate the new super-air-ship RlOl. This shed formerly accommodated the transatlantic dirigible R34, which has been scrapped, and is now a very sorry picture lying in a tangled heap of debris. MINISTER ON TOER. NORWAY AND DENMARK. CRUISES OF FLYING-BOATS. (British Official "Wireless.) A. and N.Z. RL7GBY, Aug. 26. The flying-boat Blackburn Iris, in which the British Secretary of State for Air, Sir Samuel Hoare, returned to England from Copenhagen on Wednesday, will rejoin three other British flying-boats on a cruise. The flying-boats will visit Danzig, Helsingfors and Stockholm. They will Sy back to Copenhagen and from there, via Helder, to Felixstowe, on September 11. In his double seaplane Sight Sir Samuel covered 1400 miles. Throughout the whole time he was with the seaplanes the weather was rough and the 300 miles from Oslo to Copenhagen was Sown in the teeth of a heavy gale. At Oslo the King and Queen of Norway and the Norwegian naval and military authorities all inspected the flying-boats. The Queen and the Crown Prince of Norway made a Sight in the Iri3. At Copenhagen the Crown Prince of Denmark visited the machines, as did a number of officials prominently associated with aviation, and with the Danish Aero Show. The schedule of the Sight was maintained throughout, and the seaplanes created great interest everywhere.