STORM AT SEA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24348, 12 July 1940, Page 6

STORM AT SEA

SEEN FROM NEW ANGLE THE FLYING BOAT AWAftUA RECORD TIME FOR DOUBLE TRIP (Per United Press AssdciAiioN).' 5 ! •.AUCKLAND.'JuIy 11,-: The spectacle -of a violent' storm, at sea was seen from a new: angle' -by the passengers -oh the Tasman' Empire Airways' flying' boat Awa'rus, 4Urir>'g her crossing' from Sydney, to Auckland to-day. : ' ..,-- Commanded by Captain Oscar Garden, the machine completed the flight in 8 hours 20 minutes, which established the record time, of 16.-hours 33 minutes for the double trip. /'■•/! When the flying boat was three hours out from Australia ? huge black storm front loomed up ahead.. It is often possible to avoid a disturbance such as this'by flying at a higher altitude, but the dimensions, of the front made the manoeuvre unsuccessful; and the machine was brought down to a height of several; : thousand : feet: • For about half -an hour bumpy conditions-.'were experienced, arid the ocean below could be seen whipped into a frenzy of spray by the fierce wind that prevailed at sea level. "•■.■. '... •.. '■■■ . - . In addition to E bout 2301 b of mail and 701 b of freight, the Awarua earned 11 passengers. They included/Mr L. JSchmitt, Secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce, Mr F. R. Picot, director of the Internal Marketing Division, and Mr.C. E. Critchley, Australian Trade Commissioner, in New Zealaid, \ .... V.;' ■ .■ „ ■■//,. , ;...■./..