ULM SETS NEW RECORD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 17

ULM SETS NEW RECORD

MEMORABLE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA NOTABLY SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, October 20. The Amalgamated Wireless has received a message stating that Mr C. T. P. Ulm landed safely at Derby, at 12.15 this morning (Western Australian time). The 'plane, “Faith in Australia," took 6 days 17 hours 45 minutes; thus Mr Ulm and his companions have beaten Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s record by 11 hours 2 minutes. All the party are fit and very jubilant. They are dressed in shirts and shorts. Mr Ulm plans to leave Derby this evening, reaching Sydney in a nonstop flight, to-morrow afternoon. FLIGHT COMPARISON. “SMITHY’S” SOLO EFFORT UNBEATEN. British Official Wireless RUGBY, October 19. Mr Ulm. flying an Avro high-wtag monoplane, reached Derby at 12.15 a.m. on Friday, beating the record set up eight days ago by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. The latter’s record still holds for a solo flight, as Mr Ulm had three companions—Messrs Allen and Taylor (co-pilots), and Mr Edwards (navigator).