AIR RECORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1920, Page 5

AIR RECORD.

FLIGHT OVER ALPS.

A THRILLING JOURNEY.

By Telegraph.—Press Aaan.r—Copjrclght.

Received June 10, 8.5 p.m,

tt. ~ London, June 9. Hinekler used twenty gallons of petrol during his flight from London *f„„ -v" - . W a en S im " th « msot distinguished m the history of any aero engine, according to Mr. Charles Grey aa aviation authority. It was used by captain Hnmmersley in the aerial Derbv ator 1D 1919 ' and ly many ear,y avi

Replying to a suggestion that the climbing of the Alps was a tough proposition for such a small craft, Hinckler •aidthat when he reached there he would have only a couple of gallons of petrol, and the machine's soaring would oe better than anything the old Alps could put against her. Hinckler did not receive any financial assistance. Mr Grey adds that Australia should be proud of this wonderful pilot. _ Describing the passage of the Alps, in a letter to his wife, Hinckler says: Aa I gamed altitude I could see nasty black peaks poking through. It was a, heavy task for the poor engine, though when up ten thousand feet I had to lift her oyer one or two of the highest peaks."-Aas.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

*tE , k Jf> who ls fl rinff in a baby Avro, left Croydon (London) at 450 a.m. on May 31, and arrived at Turin at 2.30 p.m. This was the first time the journey had been done in one day, and was believed to be longest non-stop flight ever yet made over land. The distance from London to Turin is 787 miles.]