AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20400, 5 May 1928, Page 11

AVIATION

COLONEL LINDBERGH’S FLIGHT. PAINSTAKING PREPARATIONS. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, May 3. Painstaking preparations are being made for Colonel Lindbergh’s projected flight in at least half a dozen different quarters. The Danish Government, the United States Weather Bureau, and other Government agencies, individual army airmen, and many private organisations possessing reliable information regarding meteorological and other flying conditions in Greenland and Iceland are co-operat-ing to make the venture a success. The results of the meteorological studies made by the University of Michigan expedition to Greenland in 1927-28 are also being examined. —Australian Press Association. CAPTAIN KINGSFORD SMITH. ARRIVAL AT SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. Captain Kingsford Smith, in his ’plane, the Southern Cross, has arrived here from Santa Monica. He is said to be on his way to Australia, hoping to do the journey within 33 days.—Australian Press Asosciation —United Service. COLONEL NOBILE’S PROGRESS. DEPARTURE FROM STOLP. BERLIN, May 3. Colonel Nobile and the Italia left Stolp at 3.25 this morning for Spitsbergen, _en route for the North Pole.—Australian Press Asosciation. SIGHTED OVER FINLAND. BATTLING AGAINST WINDS. STOCKHOLM, May 4. (Received May 4, at 9 p.m.) Colonel Nobile was sigbter over Brahestad, Finland, battling against heavy, contrary winds. He seemed to be out of hi§ course, and asked for his bearings.— Australian Press Association. CAPTAIN WILKINS. BOOK ON POLAR FLIGHTS. OSLO, May 3. Captain Wilkins is spending his time while waiting for a ship in writing a book, entitled “My Polar Flights.” He states that he does not think it impossible to live in the Arctic regions near the pole. He is strongly of opinion that future air routes will closely follow his, because of the excellent landing bases in Alaska. —Australian Press Association. ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. ANOTHER GERMAN ATTEMPT. BERLIN, May 3. Another German transatlantic attempt has been arranged for next week. The ’plane is similar to the Bremen. It will be piloted by Johann Risticz, who is employed by Junkers. Mile, Lilli Dillenz, a Viennese actress, who accompanied Stark and Loose in October of last year on a flight to the Azores, will be a passenger. The first stop will he at Baldonnel, to await favourable weather.— Australian Press Association.