LONG NON-STOP FLIGHT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20627, 28 July 1930, Page 9

LONG NON-STOP FLIGHT.

BROMLEY ALTERS PLANS.

BY STEAMER TO JAPAN.

DEPARTURE FROM AMERICA

ATTEMPT TO FLY BACK

By '£ol=prapli—Press Association—Copyright. (Received July 27, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK. July 26

A message from Tacoma, Washington, states that Lieutenant Harold Bromley, who proposed to attempt to fly from there to Tokio, Japan, has changed his plans and now intends to endeavour to accomplish the flight from Tokio to Tacoma. Ho will be accompaned by Mr. Harold Gaily, an Australian.

Tho aeroplane to be used was dismantled and placed on board the steamer President Lincoln, by which the airmen sailed to-day for Tokio. Tho altered plans followed tests which showed that a non-stop western flight probably would bo impossible against unfavourable winds.

The idea of a two-hop flight was abandoned owing to the fact that no landing fields are available in Alaska. Lieutenant Bromley stated before he left that ho expected to be back on American soil within three weeks. lie was very confident of making the projected non-stop flight. The aeroplane, had plenty of fuel and he and his companion would have the additional advantage of a west to east wind.

Arrangements have been made for the co-operation of ships on the northern route and with shore radio stations for keeping in touch after taking-off from Japan.

Lieutenant Harold Bromley, formerly of Victoria, British Columbia, recently procured a new aeroplane to replace t)ire© previously destroyed, in which ho proposed to start on a non-stop flight to Tokio. The machine is described as a monoplane, but is not of the low wing typo as were those previously wrecked in attempted take-offs. It has a 425 horse-power Wasp motor and a cruising speed of 125 iniles an hour. The airman first attempted the flight to Tokio from Tacoma in July, 1929. On that occasion and twice subsequently his machines wore wrecked at the take-offs. Prior to that he had flown from Los Angeles to Tacoma in tho monoplane Citv of Tacoma.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT.

TACOMA TO TOKIO.

REFUELLING IN THE AIR.

(Received July 27, 5.5 p.m.)

NEW YORK, July 26

Mr. Robert Wark proposes to attempt a non-stop refuelling flight to Tokio, starting from Tacoma, to-morrow. He will refuel in the air over Juneau and Nome, Alaska.