AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21990, 27 June 1933, Page 7

AVIATION

ULM FORCED DOWN DELAY OF ONE DAY LIKELY. f SINGAPORE, June 26. Ulm was forced down at Alor Star owing to engine trouble. He is likely to be delayed one day. ANOTHER HOP COMMENCED. SINGAPORE, June 26. (Received June 26, at 8 p.m.) * Ulm left for Rangoon at 6 a.m. RANGOON REACHED. RANGOON, June 26. (Received June 27, at 0.30 a.m.) Ulm arrived at 2.55 p.m. AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND. ATTACK ON THE RECORD. SYDNEY, June 26. J. Woods, a pilot in the service of Western Australian Airways, intends to leave Broome on July 4 in an attempt to break the Australia to England flight record. Woods, who has done a lot of flying in New Zealand, has accumulated more than 7000 hours of flying. He took part in the searches ior the Southern Cross and the Danish training ship Kobenhavn in 1929. ASTRAEA REACHES SYDNEY. SYDNEY, June 26. (Received June 27, at 0.30 a.m.) After a leisurely flight from Brisbane in crisp sunshine the Astraea reached Sydney this afternoon, when a crowd of 1000 people was impressed with the graceful landing of 'the 1 largest machine which has ever visited Australia. Major Brackley and his party were enthusiastically welcomed, and Major Brackley was compelled to make a speech, in which he expressed admiration for the beauty of the .coastal scenery and wonderful scope which this country affords for flying. He added that it was apparent that the people were thoroughly airminded when they would turn out in such large numbers to witness the Astraea's arrival. He felt quite sure that everybody was aware of his mission and hoped soon to see a regular air service between England and Australia. An escort of a dozen local aeroplanes which accompanied the giant Astraea over the city were competely dwarfed in size.