AMAZING FEATS OF AVIATION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20780, 15 July 1937, Page 9

AMAZING FEATS OF AVIATION

TRANS - POLAR FLIGHT SOVIET AIRMEN BREAK RECORD FROM MOSCOW TO SAN DIEGO United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received July 14, 10.30 pun.) NEW YORK, July 14. The Soviet aeroplane piloted by the famous Russian aviator, Michael Gromoff, which took off from Moscow on Sunday on another trans-Polar non-stop flight to San Francisco, in a wireless message to-day, stated that they are attempting to extend their flight to San Diego. Their exact position is not disclosed, but It is believed the distance record was broken at approximately 3.30 pun. (New Zealand time). Poor Visibility. The Soviet fliers report that visibility was poor and the ceiling low throughout California. PROGRESS OF THE FLIGHT AMAZING FEAT OF AVIATION United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright NEW YORK, July 13. The aviators sent a radio message about 8 pm. (New Zealand time) on Tuesday that all were well, and that they were approaching the fringe of the Arctic Circle, following the 14th meridian and making faster time than the previous flight. They radioed the Canadian Signal Corps four hours later that they were over Fort Norman, when they asked for weather reports, and indicated that there was an ample petrol supply. The ’plane passed over Quesnel Mountain, British Columbia, at 11.40 on Wednesday (New Zealand time). The first successful flight was made across the North Pole by three Soviet airmen, Chakalov, Baydakov, and Belyakov, on June 19, when the aeroplane made a forced landing near Vancouver (Washington).