LONG DISTANCE FLYING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16371, 20 June 1927, Page 7

LONG DISTANCE FLYING

CAKE AGAIN DELAYED

FORCED LANDING MADE

A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT

(Elec. Te.l. Copyright—tJnited Press Assn 1, (N.Z., and A.P.A., and Sun.) j LONDON, June 19. |

Lieut. Carr’s forced landing at, Martlesliam with an unprecedented seven tons’ load, is regarded as a masterpiece. Onlookers say he alighted as light as a feather, with not a vestige of damage to the machine. A minor mishap attended the flight preliminaries. The heavy load burst the tyro the moment, the machine left the hangar, and the start was delayed for replacement. Lieut. Carr taxied half a mile. Spectators breathed a sigh of relief when the machine rose, but it only travelled for 90 minutes, covering a distance of about 100 miles. * The aviators then noticed the oil spraying the fuselage, while the gauge registered nil, and therefore it was impossible to proceed until the cause was investigated. The postpone- j

meat, is disappointing, as tlie airmen had waited several days for a favorable change of wind.

TRANS-ATLANTIC. VENTURES

A WOMAN ASPIRANT

COMMANDER BYRD DELAYED

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) 1 NEW YORK, June 13.

Tlie latest aspirant for transAtlantic flying honors is Mrs. Luba Phillips, an American of Russian birth, who, during July, will possibly fly alone from Newfoundland to London, or she may be accompanied by a navigator pilot, in which event she will endeavor to make a record nonstop flight from New York to Rome or beyond. She flew Anthony Fokker’s first ’plane, and in 1912 established a woman’s altitude record. She carried Red Cross supplies by aeroplane to the Russian army during the war.

Commander Byrd has postponed his trans-Atlantic flight, which was to have been started to-day, at least urttil Sunday, the weather being unfavorable.

Commander Byrd’s flight will be with his North Pole ’plane. Tie will be accompanied by three others, and will probably hop oft’ on Monday or Tuesday. Possibly if successful he will endeavor a return flight.

CALIFORNIA TO HAWAII

AN AMERICAN PROPOSAL

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! NEW YORK, June 18.

The Army Department- has approved of plans for a flight from California to Hawaii by Lieutenants Maitland and Hagenberger, air service pilots, in a triple motored Fokker monoplane. The tests will be conduced at San Diego following the flight of the machine there from Dayton, Ohio. Tt is expected the take-off will occur within a month. The flight is designed to subject navigation instruments to a thorough test in practical use.

BANQUET TO DE PINEDO

(N.Z., and A.P.A., and Sun.) ROME, June 19.

At a grand banquet in honor of the Marehese de Pinedo, Signor Mussolini sint a message that Italian aviation would strengthen the bands of the nations of the world. Lindbergh, Chamberlain', do Pinedo and others would open new horizons of civilisation.

The British Ambassador announced that the King was conferring the highest available honor on the Marchose de Pinedo.

LINDBERGH’S HOME-COMING

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, June 18.

At St; Louis Captain Lindbergh was welcomed homo by hundreds of thousands who cheered from rooftops as lie cavorted in his ’plane over the city, having flown from New York.

ROOK REACHES BASRA

LONDON, .June 18. Capt. Dennis Rook, who is flying to Australia, has arrived at Basra.

GERMAN WOMAN ENTERS

NEWFOUNDLAND TO IRELAND

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Associatio.*’.y

(Received June 20, 11 run.) BERLIN, Line 19. • Fraulein Theft Rasche, Germany’s only woman aviator, who piloted the aeroplane on which Mr. Levine flew from Berlin to Madgeburg, states that she is going to America to emulate the late Sir John Aleock’s and Sir Whitten Brown’s feat, flying from St. Johns, ..Newfoundland, to Ireland.