AERIAL DOINGS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10450, 1 December 1919, Page 7

AERIAL DOINGS

THE RECENT TRAGEDY INQUIRY BY AIB MINISTRY PROCEEDING. I u, roi».-rni>li ~Prp<- \ssoci;iUoi>— Oopyrlsn: I Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, November 25. The special inquiry by the Air Ministry regarding .the, crash of the'. Alliance aeroplane (in which:. XiioutenantColonel Douglas and Lieutenant Ross wore killed .as they we're starting on the {light to Australia) is proceeding slowly. The committee . examined. Miss Vi policy, and investigated iher allegation thai the machine wa.s inadequately ~ tested.. Independent evidence which was produced satisfied the committee that Hie machine made several flights on the previous day with its full equipment: I'ho aggregate'flying time/ was' fcyro hours, which was sufficient. The inquiry is now directed'towards'establishing t'ho full weight carried by the machine, it was equipped with.- a specially large,, petrol tank, tut the evidence showed t'fiati it was not full on the day of the disaster. .-.--.-, ■ . •.,..•;■'': ".• or. • THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT. CALCUTTA, November 23. Poulet left this morning for AkyobUnited Servico Telegram. (Received November 30,' 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 29. . Captain Ross-Smith cables .from Akyab, "Left Calcutta at 8.30 o'clock in uhe morning of the 29th and landed- at Akyab at one o'clock. Flew east of. Clnttagong, across the mouths of the Ganges, then south. Good weather was experienced. Poulet is here. Both machines leave for Rangoon -to-morrow.. All well." .....'. (Received November 30, s.s'p.fc) " '■-■" CALCUTTA,, November, .28'. Captain Ross-Smith arrived at' 2.10 o'clock this afternoon. He was welcomed by a great crowd on landing at the racecourse. The journey from Allahabad was excellent. He departs.for Rangoon to-morrow, halting at Akyab. ALLAHABAD, November 28. Ross-Smith - left for': Calcutta a(s.<tl:3Q this morning. ....... ... (Received November 30, 5.5'p.m.) LONDON, November 29. The Blackburn "Kangaroo" machine, commanded ty Captain Wilkins; has arrived at St. Raphael, near Frejus. j AUSTRALIA SIGNS CONVENTION. I (Received November 30, 11 p.m.) | LONDON, November 26. Mr Andrew Fisher, Australian High rCommissioner,- during Kis vfsit'tb P^ s ) | was authorised to'sigii"the"Aerial" Navigation Convention on behalf of the j Commonwealth.