FAST FLYING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22867, 23 October 1937, Page 11

FAST FLYING

MISS JEAN BATTEN NOW ON WAY TO CYPRUS RECORD PROSPECTS BRIGHT By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received October 11.45 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. -J'J Miss Jean Batten, progressing on her flight from Darwin to England, continues to make excellent headway, and her prospects of setting a new time for the trip seem bright. The airwoman is now on her way to Cyprus. She arrived at Karachi at approximately 1 .'lO p.m., Greenwich mean time, yesterday and continued her flight at 9.30 p.m., setting a course for Basra. She arrived at Basra at a.m. to-day and took off for Cyprus at S. It) a.m. J his is the fourth day of the airwoman's flight and she has covered much more than half the distance.

BROADBENT TAKES OFF FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA HOPES OF FIVE-DAY JOURNEY (Received October '-"J, r».. r > p.m.) LONDON. Oct, 22 Mr. H. F. Broad bent, who hopes to lower Miss Batten's record for the flight from Fngland to Australia, took off from Hamvorth aerodrome at o o'clock this morning. The moon was shining brightly as he started across the aerodromo. His first stop will be Koine.

He is flying the Leopard Moth machine in which he previously broke the Australia-England record.

The airman wheeled the machine out of the hangar unaided. He said ho intends to do a good deal of night flying and hopes to accomplish the flight in less than five days. He said lie did not know where ho would pass Miss Batten.