PROGRESS OF FLIERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21938, 23 October 1934, Page 9

PROGRESS OF FLIERS

(Received October 82, 11.55 p.m.) LOS DON, Oct. 22 The progress of competitors in the Centenary air race, according to the latest advice, is indicated in the following summary, all times quoted being Greenwich Mean Time, unless otherwise stated:— Mr. C. W. A. Scott and Mr. T. Campbell Black.—Left Allahabad Sunday. Reached Singapore Monday. Landed Darwin 9.8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Messrs. K. D. Parmentier, J. J. Moll, Vanbrugge, Prins and three passengers.—Refuelled at Alor Star. Reached Singapore and left for Darwin, via Batavia and Koepang, at 7.18 Monday morning. Arrived Batavia and left again at 11 a.m. Colonel Roscoe Turner, Mr. C. Pangborn arid Miss Ruth Nichols.—Reached Karachi Sunday night and Allahabad Monday morning. Passed Rangoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mollison.—Left Karachi for Allahabad early Monday morning. Reached Allahabad, and left for Singapore. Messrs. D. L. Astes, G. J. Geysendorfer and Prone.—Crashed landing at Allahabad, Sunday. Lieutenant O. Cathcart-Jones and Mr. K. Waller.-—Reached Karachi Monday morning. Delayed by fog. Landed Allahabad Monday afternoon. Squadron-Leader M. C. McGregor and Mr. H. C. Walker.— Reached Bushire Monday and left for Karachi. Squadron-Leader J. D. Hewett, Flying-Officer C. E. Kay and Mr. F. Stewart.—Reached Athens Sunday morning. Landed Bagdad Monday morning and resumed after an hour's stop. Lieutenant M. Hansen and Mr. Jensen.—Reached Aleppo Sunday. Squadron-Leader D. y E. Stodart and Mr. K. G. Stodart—— Reached Aleppo and left for Bagdad Monday morning. Messrs* J. H. Wright jand J. Polando.—Forced landing at Agrinion, Greece, Sunday. Mr. C. G. Davies.—Not heard of since he landed near Brindisi Sunday night. Mr. C. J. Melrose.—Reached Rome, Sunday afternoon. Flying-Officer H. D. Gilman and Mr. J. K. C. Baines.—Reached Rome Sunday. Flight-Lieutenant G. Shaw was last reported at Marseilles Sunday morning. Mr. H. L. Brook and Miss Lay were last reported at Istres, near Marseilles, on Sunday. Captain T. Neville Stack and Messrs. S. L. Turner and McArthur.—Withdrew at Marseilles. Messrs. R. Parer and G. E. Hemsworth.—Withdrew at Beauvais with radiator trouble.