NON-STOP FLIGHT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19670, 12 December 1933, Page 13

NON-STOP FLIGHT

AUCKLAND—INVERCARGILL. AUCKLAND. December 11. The monoplane Faith in Australia will leave the Mangere Aerodrome at 4 o’clock in the morning on a nonstop flight to Invercargill. The machine will carry a quantity of mail. Ulm will be at the controls and he will be accompanied by G. U. Allan (navigator) R. N. Boulton (engineer) C. W. Smythe (manager) and W. Purton. "The rtight is being attempted primarily with the object of demonstrating the possibilities of the transit of mails, by air,” said Ulm to-night. "The time taken will be dependent on the weather, but I expect we will reach Invercargill in from 8 to 11 hours." The P'alth in Australia will carry three bags of mail each containing about 2,000 letters, and a special stall was engaged at the Central Past Office to-day in sorting and hand stamping the letters. All envelopes are. stamp 1 with the actual date of the flight and the stamps are eagerly sought by collectors. An extra charge of lui an ounce letter weight Is made on all mall matter taken by the Faith hi Australia, making the total fee 4d an ounce.