UNHERALDED AND UNSUNG

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1930, Page 9

UNHERALDED AND UNSUNG

OSCAR GARDEN’S FLIGHT

FIRST TO LAND AT WYNDHAM.

MAY FLY ACROSS TASMAN

DUE AT SYDNEY TO-NIGHT

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 5. The airman, Garden, who reached Australia unheralded an<J unsung after 19 days on the flight from England, is a member of a Scottish family who settled in New Zealand after the wai.

He will probably attempt the flight across the Tasman soon. No one was present to meet him when he landed about three miles from Wyndham. On the previous night he camped with blacks at Bima. ;

Garden, who is described as “a casual sort of fellow,” sent word to friends that he was leaving Wyndham this morning. He arrived at Alice Springs, Central Australia, to-night. He is to arrive at Sydney to-morrow night, which means very long hops over treacherous desert country. Garden is the first of the England to Australia airmen to land at Wyndham. Leading pilots say this is a much more ticklish proposition than landing at Darwin.

“A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE.”

OPINION OF" MR. CHICHESTER.

By Telegraph.’—Press Association.

Christchurch, Last Night.

“Oscar Garden’s is a wonderful performance,” said Mr. Cliichester, who flew from England to Australia earlier in the year, “when one considers his lack of experience and the fact that he had beaten such professionals as Major pickthorne, -who had been instructing at Brooklands for years, and Captain Matthews, who also had years structing, and Flight-Lieutenant. Hill one realises what a fine effort his has beem There have been only three fliers with light aeroplanes who have done the trip’ without a crash Hinklci, Kingsford Smith and Garden.” Questioned as to what he thought of Garden’s chances in a trans-Tasman flight, Mr. Chichester said he did not think his Moth could carry enough petrol for the journey. They might be able to get 100 gallons into his machine but that would not last more than 1400 miles. “I only hope that the flight will be an incentive to other New Zealanders to try to bring New Zealand to the forefront of the nations in noteworthy flying achievements,” concluded Mr. Chichester.