AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22711, 25 October 1935, Page 10

AVIATION

ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA KINGSFORD SMITH’S PROGRESS (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) MARSEILLES, October 23. Sir diaries Kiugsford Smith stayed here for half an hour, and loaded 359 gallons of petrol. He then set out' on a non-stop (light to Bagdad. THE PROBABLE STOPS LONDON, October 23. “ We may not hear from Sir Charles Kingsford Smith for a long time after leaving Marseilles,” one of Kingsford Smith’s colleagues told the Sun-Herald, supporting a statement attributed to Sir Charles in the Evening News that he intended taking on sufficient petrol at Marseilles for a non-stop flight of 3000 miles, stopping only at Bagdad, Allahabad, Singapore, and Darwin. In the News-Chronicle Scott prophesies that Sir Charles Kingsford Smith will take 57 hours to reach Australia, compared with 524 by the Comet, but lie thinks from there on to Melbourne Kingsford Smith is likely to beat the Comet by one or two hours. He says that Sir Charles will land at Wyndham and thence make a non-stop flight to Melbourne. RETURN TO LONDON POSSIBLE LONDON, October 24. (Received Oct. 25, at 2 a.m.) After a period of considerable anxiety, it was ascertained this morning that Sir Charles Kingsford Smith landed at Brin disi last night, awaiting more favourable weather before continuing. Mr T. W. Graham, a friend of Sir Charles, said: “ ‘ Smithy ’ telephoned me from Brindisi last night. He spoke to my daughter as I was at the theatre. Ho said the weather was terrible after leaving Marseilles, and, instead ol continuing to Bagdad, he was obliged to return to Brindisi, and would possibly return to London immediately.”