BATTLE FOR AERIAL SUPREMACY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19835, 26 June 1934, Page 9

BATTLE FOR AERIAL SUPREMACY

NOTABLE CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION

PRICE OF PROGRESS IN MAN LIVES

United Press Association —By Elect tu l elegraph —Co\. yrlgnt (Received June 25, 9.30 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, June 24. The development of an adjustable and reversible pitch aeroplane propeller to make a plane stop in flight, run backwards on the ground, and fly backwards, if designed, for a reverse flight, was announced to-day by a group of Los Angeles engineers. The pilot, Seth Hart, said that the United States Government has adopted the propeller for use by the Army, Navy and the Air Force.

FATAL TAIL SPIN FAMOUS AMERICAN PILOT KILLED UniLea Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 25, 7.0 p.m.) NEW ORLEANS, June 24. James Wedell, the famous speed pilot, and one of the leading American entrants in the Macßobertson race, was instantly killed to-day when an aeroplane, in which he was flying with a single passenger, went into a tail spin. Weddell lost control and crashed from an altitude of 300 feet. The passenger was gravely injured. ANOTHER FATAL CRASH BRITAIN’S YOUNGEST PILOT KILLED United Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph —Copyrlgh t (Received June 25, 7.0 p.m.) LONDON, June 25. Gerald Royle, aged 16, believed to be the youngest pilot in Britain, was killed when a machine nose-dived, bursting into flames. The accident took place at the Scarborough Aero Club's aerodrome at Heslerton, where Gerald was holidaying. He had been flying solo for two years and was awarded the A certificate a few months ago. EXPERIMENTS IN AVIATION CLOSE CALL FOR FAMOUS ENGLISH PILOT British Official Wireless (Received June 25, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, June 23. Flight-Lieutenant. Stainforth, the w’ell-known Schneider Trophy pilot, escaped uninjured when a Pterodactye experimental tailless aeroplane in which he was taking off from the aerodrome at Farnborough, overturned and was damaged. PLANE CRASH TWO PERSONS INJURED United Press Association « " Telegraph —CoDvrurl • BRISBANE, June 25. Attempting a landing in a fog. the pilot, Stead Lowe, overshot the aerodrome and narrowly missed a house. He struck a tree and the aeroplane crumpled up. Lowe and a passenger, Miss Jean Cox, aged 16 years, suffered head and internal injuries.