AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22907, 15 June 1936, Page 9

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TASMAN AIRSHIP SERVICE

"THE FAR DISTANT FUTURE" BERLIN, June 12. Questioned concerning Air Brundahl's hint regarding an Australian-New Zealand airship service, a high official of the Zeppelin company states that this was his first intimation of the matter. He added that such a plan would be only practicable in the far distant future, because Germany did not possess the necessary airships. Moreover, it one were ordered there were not at present means of building it, because the workshops were fully engaged in the construction of LZ 130 for the north or south Atlantic route. Nothing was known of the possibility of an airship Hying to Sydney on that city's 150th anniversary.

A message received from Auckland on Friday stated: The possibility of a German company inaugurating an airship service between Australia and New Zealand was mentioned by Mr L. G. Brundalil (the Leipzig Trade Fair Commissioner). He had been asked to investigate a project for a line of airships which would each carry 40 passengers and would cross the Tasman in 18 hours. On his return to Sydney he intended to take up the question with the Commonwealth and New Zealand Governments. It was possible that one of Germany's latest airships would fly to Sydney on the occasion of the city's 150th anniversary.

RACE ACROSS ATLANTIC PARIS, June 13. (Received Juno 14, at 10 p.m.) Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Colonel Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic an air race, open to the world and taking Colonel Lindbergh's route, is planned, starting from New York on Alny 20, 1037.