RUSSIAN ADVICE ACCEPTED
RETURN OF AMY JOHNSON. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. , Moscow, Jan. 12. Tchuknovsky, the' airman who played a large' part 'in saving'‘Nobile’s . party when their- airship, ‘ came down in the polar regions, was the chief factor in persuading Miss Amy .'Johnson to abandon her Siberian flight, as it woiild require a specially-constructed cabin and engine, adapted to ■ the temperature. . The Soviet promised to. do everything to help Miss .Johnson .when she undertakes .her flight, possibly in May. • The Daily. Express, says that every-body-is pleased.at Miss Johnson’s good sense. - She need not , fear for the warmth of her. reception when she returns home.
FLIGHT IN SOVIET- PLANE.
“SKIS EASIER THAN' WHEELS.”
ReU. 10.30 p.rh. London, Jan. 13. The Daily Mail’s Moscow correspondent says Miss' Amy’ Johnson flew oyer Moscow in a Soviet two-seater fitte with skis.'Officials' at Moscow aerodrome insisted that she should try one of the Soviet machiries. ' Accompanied by a mechanic she was aloft for an hour and landed perfectly. She remarked: Skis are easier than wheels and when you land it does not seem that you are on the earth again.” '
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1931, Page 9
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