MOLLISON'S TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 23, 19 August 1932, Page 5

MOLLISON'S TRANS-AT-LANTIC FLIGHT

NO DEFINITE STORM AREA MAY BE LOCAL DISTURBANCE IN MSD-OCEAN STATEMENT BY METEOR- | OLOGIST Press Association. —Copyright Received Today, 0.5 a.m. NEW YORK, Thurs.—Dr. Kimball, the noted aviation meteorologist, said that Molliscn, who has left Ireland on a transatlantic flight, may run into local disturbances about mid-ocean, j There, however, is no definite storm area across the route . THE START OF THE FLIGHT FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS UNIVERSAL. WEIGHT OF MACHINE Press Association. —Convright. Received To-day, 10.15 a.m. LONDON, Thursday.—Mollison's machine rose perfectly after a run of a few hundred yards. Mollison said he proposed to fly at half throttle, thereby increasing the maximum range. He would still be in the air after having flown 4050 miles in 38 hours. He carired petrol and oil equivalent to the weight of eight adults, the greatest weight ever imposed on a light aeroplane. He passed Galway 70 minutes after leaving, making 104 miles an hour aided by a following i wind, of 15 miles an hour. i The weather and visibility are favourable.