AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20703, 29 April 1929, Page 9

AVIATION

NON-STOP FLIGHT. BRITISH ATTACK ON RECORD. (United Press As sociation.} (By Electric Telegrajih—Copyrigbi.) RUijißY, April 26. The Air Ministry states that Squadron-Leader Jonwi-Williams and Flight-Lieutenant Jenkins had apparent!} flown on past Karachi, but returned owing to the approach of darkness, and, it is presumed, a shortage of petrol. The first nan-stop flight to India has thus been successfully accomplished. The previous British longdistance record has becin beaten. . This was the flight of FlightbLieutenant Carr in 1927. Carr covered i 3419 miles (nonstop) before coming down in the Persian Gulf. The distance from Cranwell to Karachi is 4130 miles, 'which was flown in 50hr 48min, including a period of nearly two hours occupied in flying on past Karachi. No report has yet bqen received from the pilots, but a head wind appears to have been encountered after leaving Bagdad, for the firsts stage of 2600 iniles was covered in 27 hours, while the stage of 1530 miles i rom Bagdad to Karachi took 22 hours., A British attempt to. beat the world’s non-stop long-distance air record began last Wednesday, when a 1 Royal Air Force monoplane with a single!.4so h.p. engine, left Cranwell aerodrome for Calcutta. It was piloted by ilSquadr on-Leader Jones-Williams and JMight-Lieutenant N. A, Jenkins, ITALIAN RECORD UNBEATEN, 336 MILES SHORT. LONDON, April 26. The non-stop aer.opU me landed at Karachi after being /aloft for 50hr 48min. It covered 4130 miles, which is 336 short of the Italian record.—Australian Press Association —United Service. FLIGHT TO NEW- ZEALAND. MASK’S MACHINE} WRECKED. LONDON, April 26. The airman Mr. ( Frank Mase wired that he regretted that he had to make a forced landing at Roanne (France). In getting off again his engine cut out and i he hit a fence and some trees and turned completely over. The machine was wrecked. His face was cut, but 'he was not seriously injured.—United Service. ABANDONMENT 0}? FLIGHT PROBABLIj;. PARRS, April 27. (Received April 28, at 5.5 p.m.) Engine trouble caused • Mase to make a forced landing at CVimmello. He tried to resume when he : fouled a tree, and crashed into a ploughed field. The machine is seriously daqiaged. Mase suffered slight injuries.- ' His continuance of the flight is imp robable.—Australian Press Association —United Service. i UNLUCKY THIRD -kjTTEMPT. PARRjj, April 27. . (Received April 28, ajt 7 p.m.) Mase’s forced landing was made near a level crossing at Roanne, on the St. Etienne railway line. Mase spent 00 minutes testing the machine, and then flew off, but the trees brought his machine down into a steeply sloping cornfield. Mase again set off, hut struck an embankment,- and the nnachine completely overturned. ’Mase? was caught in the cockpit with his 1 lead hanging down, but workmen hastily released him. Mase entrained for Lyons < in the morning.—Australian Press -Association— United, Service. ’ MACHINE NOT BADLY,' DAMAGED. LONDON, April 27. (Received April 28, at; 11 p.m.) Further examination - of Mase’s machine indicate that the dlamage is not as serious as was feared. : The engine and the fuselage are almost unaffected. The machine is being transported to England, where it is believed it will be possible to effect repairs in. a fortnight, after 'which Mase will peeonsider the question of resuming his flSgjit.—Sydney Sun, | RETURN OP GRAF ZEPPELIN. i . A SUCCESSFUL CfeUISE. LONDON,; April 26. The Berlin correspondent ( of The Times states that the Graf Zeppelin made a successful night landing; after a 57 hours’ western Mediterranean cruise.— Times Cable. * .ACROSS THE ENGLISH 'CHANNEL. SUPPLEMENTING THU BOAT. SERVICE. (British Official Wires) ess. ) RUGBY, i April 26, The Southern Railway Company, it is understood, has under consideration the inauguration of a flying service across the English Channel to supplement the existing boat service.—Australian Press Association—United Service. FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. FLYING-OFFICER MOIR’S MACHINE REPAIRED. * LONDON,’ April 27. Flying-Officer Moir has caJbded that the new wing for his machine hq.s arrived at Mersamatruh (Egypt) on Thursday, and that fitting was carried out immediately. The wing and the new undercarriage are now in good order, and experts are satisfied that the machine is A trial flight is being made to 1 Aboukir on Sunday, and Flying-Officer Moir expects to be ready to resume his fßght to Austraha on May I.—Australian Press As-sociation-—United Service. '