TO AUSTRALIA.
NEW FLIGHT BEGINS. DEPARTURE FROM LONDON. By Telepst*.—Pre»» Aasn.*-Copytight. London, Jan. 8. Lieut. Parer left the Hounslow aerodrome (near London) at 10.21 this morning. The weather was fine, but the wind was strong.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [A cable, dated London, Dec. 24, stated: "The order from Brigadier-Qeneral Jess, commanding the A.I.F. in the United Kingdom, forbidding men to' start in the attempt to fly to Australia, had not reached Lieutenants Parer and Mcintosh to-day, and the airmen attempted to leave this morning under extraordinary conditions. The aviators, entered the machine, and rose three times from the Waddon aerodrome, but each time failed to locate Hounslow. They returned and found the engine required an overhaul. The workshops were closed, and the overhaul was impossible until Saturday. The two airmen say that they intend to start on Monday. Romance has already marked the expedition. Lieutenant Mcintosh, who was longing to fly home, accidentally met a Glasgow merchant prince, who, without being asked, handed over a cheque for £IOOO without any conditions. Lieutenants Mcintosh and Parer thereupon joined forces and bought and old type De Haviland machine, receiving £IOO as a donation wards the cost of their petrol."]
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1920, Page 5
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