AVIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 3995, 7 October 1930, Page 48

AVIATION.

MRS BRUCE’S FLIGHT. HEADING FOR CONSTANTINOPLE. BELGRADE, September 29. Mrs Bruce, who is making a flight from England to Japan, left for Constantinople. She states that if she reaches Tokio she will try to encircle the world.

LONG OVERDUE AT CALCUTTA. DELHI, October 1.

“ Where is Mrs Bruce, who left Heston aerodrome on Thursday on a flight to the East?” is the question that is being asked at Calcutta, where, according to programme, she was due yesterday.

CRASH IN FOG.

ONE MAN KILLED.

LONDON, September 30. Flying close together over Arundel Park in foggy weather three Air Force planes struck trees, crashing into the hillside. All were so badly wrecked fliat it was difficult to extract the occupants. One man was killed and two were injured.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. RUGBY, September 29. Although the world trade depression has caused a great reduction in travel generally, Sir Eric Geddes, who presided to-day at a general meeting of Imperial Airways, said that the company’s aircraft had flown 1,355,217 miles, compared with 1,032,842 miles in the preceding year. He mentioned the popularity of the Indian mail services, which carried 45j tons of mail on the route during the year.

RUGBY, October 1. A fleet of the largest and most powerful air liners in the world, totalling 50,000 horse-power, will be possessed by Britain when Imperial Airways obtains delivery shortly of 11 great new RollsRoyce flying boats, which are intended’ for use on the air lines to India and Africa.

Eight of these machines, each developing 2000 horse-power, are being built by the Handley-Page Company, while the other machines are huge fourengined flying boats capable of transporting heavy loads at high speeds. When all the new craft are in service Imperial Airways will have more than 30 giant passenger aeroplanes and air boats in regular operation on the air routes.