AVIATION

Southland Times, Issue 20208, 20 June 1927, Page 7

AVIATION

LINDBERGH AT HOME FLYS PLANE FROM NEW YORK A WONDERFUL WELCOME' (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 18. At St. Louis Captain Lindbergh was welcomed home by 100,000 who cheered from the rooftops as he cavorted in a ’plane over the city, having flown from New York.— A. and N.Z. COMMANDER BYRD. TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT POSTPONED UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 18. Commander Byrd has postponed his trans-Atlantic flight, which was to have been to-day, at least until Sunday, the weather being unfavourable.—A. and N.Z. NORTH POLE PLANE TO BE USED. RETURN FLIGHT MAY BE ATTEMPTED (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 18. Commander Byrd’s flight from New York to Paris will be with his North Pole plane. He will be accompanied by three others and will probably hop off on Monday or Tuesday. Possibly, if successful, he will endeavour to do the return flight.—A. and N.Z. TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. THE LATEST ASPIRANT. AMERICAN WOMAN TO MAKE ATTEMPT. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 18. The latest aspirant for the trans-Atlantic flying honour is Mrs Luba Phillips, an American of Russian birth, who during July will possibly fly alone from Newfoundland to London, or may be accompanied by a navigator pilot, in which event she will endeavour to make a record non-stop 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.—A. and N.Z. CHAMBERLAIN’S FLIGHT. “REHEARSING WELCOME.” (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, June 17. At Bremen, Mrs Chamberlain and Mrs Levine were awakened aboard the Berlin this morning and told their husbands were coming to meet them. When the official reception committee arrived, they were sitting happily together in a cosy corner on the upper deck. The photographers insisted they should re-enact the hugs and kisses with which they greeted each other earlier in the morning. They did so with remarkable realism.—A. and N.Z. A WONDERFUL LANDING. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, June 19. Carr’s forced landing at Martlesham with an unprecedented seven ton 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 a tyre at <.ie moment the machine left the hangar and the start was delayed for a replacement. Carr taxied half a mile and the spectators breathed a sigh of relief when the machine rose but he only travelled 90 minutes, covering a distance of about 100 miles. The aviators then noticed the oil spraying the fuselage while the oil guage resistered nil. Therefore, it was impossible to proceed until the cause was investigated. The postponement was disappointing as the airmen waited several days for a favourable change of wind. —A. and N.Z. and Sun. LINKING UP CONTINENTS. TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICE MOOTED. Washington, June 17. The impetus to trans-oceanic flying furnished by the Lindbergh and Chamberlain flights is expected soon to lead to a new American movement for trans-Atlantic dirigible lines, in which a group of prominent bankers and industrialists are interested. Plans for the development of such a service are likely to be hastened by the rapid progress of foreign countries, particularly Britain and Germany, both of whom have laid the groundwork for passenger and freight lines. The American group interested is the same which negotiated with the Government in 1925 for the lease of the dirigible Los Angeles for commercial purposes, which plan was temporarily upset by the Shenandoah crash. The group will determine whether it will proceed on its own initiative or await navy experiments with the forthcoming six million cubic foot dirigible.—A. and N.Z.

DE PINEDO HONOURED. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rome, June 19. At a grand banquet in honour of de Pinedo, Signor Mussolini sent a message that Italian aviation would strengthen the bonds of the nations of the world. Lindbergh, Chamberlain, de Pinedo and others would open up new horizons of civilisation. The British Ambassador announced that the King was conferring the highest available honour on de Pinedo.—■ A. and N.Z. and Sun. ROOT ARRIVES AT BASRA. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, June 18. Root has arrived at Basra.—A. and N.Z. BLACK’S AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, June 17. Mr. Van Leer Black has arrived at Constantinople.—A. and N.Z. AMERICAN PROPOSAL. CALIFORNIA TO HAWAII. TESTS BY NAVAL DEPARTMENT. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Washington, 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. Tests will be conducted at San Diego following the flight of the machine there from Dayton, Ohio. It 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. —A. and N.Z.