AERIAL HOLIDAY

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14069, 16 February 1939, Page 5

AERIAL HOLIDAY

COUPLE COVER 2000 MILES IN MONOPLANE. E’eouic Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, February 15. More than 2000 miles were covered by Air and Mrs R. Diggle, Pukekolic, in a monoplane in an aerial holiday from which they have just returned. Mr Diggle is a member of the Auckland Aero Club, and the machine, a Miles Alagister lowwing sports model, was obtained from the club. Air and Airs Diggle bad intended to Hart fin the Anniversary Day holiday, but because of the very wet weather experienced on that day, they postponed setting out till the following Saturday. February 4. Their first stop was at Wanganui and the next at Blenheim. The final lap for tin* first day was to Christchurch, which was reached five hours after leaving Mangere. On subsequent days they made trips in the machine from Christchurch to Lake Tekapo and the Southern Alps, hut adverse weather prevented them from carrying out their original intention of crossing the Alps and flying down the West Coast to the Franz Josef glacier. They then returned to Alangere in the machine, stopping en route at Palmerston North.