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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17153, 1 October 1926, Page 8

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END OF COBHAM’S FLIGHT PARIS REACHED SAFELY (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.* (Received October 1,2 pan.) PARIS, Sept. 30. Cobliam has arrived here. The last stage of Cobham’s long journey is from Paris to London, whore lie was expected to arrive to-day, arrangements having been made for him to land on the River Thames, opposite tlie Houses of Parliament. Cobliam left. Melbourne on August oO so the flight has occupied just over a month. “A REST CURE” FLYING IN AUSTRALIA CALCUTTA, September 20. ‘Flying in Australia is like a rest cure to pilots accustomed 1.0 European conditions, said Mr. Allan Cobliam today. Australia, he added, is the finest flying country in the world. There are few violent, storms, and no fogs. Visibility is good, and it is possible to land anywhere. Mr. Cobham’s departure for Delhi, via Allahabad, is delayed by bad weather till to-morrow. tie found great diflicnlty in flying from Akyab. His maps were useless, as the livers had overflown, and the country was unrecognisable. He had to rely on his compass. Mr, Cobham's own message is as follows : CALCUTTA, September 19. “Soon after, dawn this morning we took off from the creek at. Akyab* where ram had temporarily stopped and flew northward for Calcutta, via Uliittagoug. The usual monsoon weather prevailed, and we flew through the heavy rain overland, but were quite safe,' as (he. country abounds with rivers and creeks, so il was possible to make a good landing on water during the whole flight, should a sudden change in the weather hinder progress. “1 believe that at Penang we otffy missed a clear run through by a day, but from an air route survey point of view, our experience lias been most valuable.”