ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21087, 13 July 1938, Page 7

ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT

American Airman’s Success RECORD CROSSING OF ATLANTIC Passes Moscow on Rapid Flight United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, July 11. Howard Hughes landed at Le Bourget Aerodrome at 4.51 p.m., his time from New York to Paris being 16 hours 31 minutes. Colonel Lindbergh’s solo flight, which was the only previous non-stop one from New York to Paris, took 33 hours 30 minutes. A later message states that Hughes will leave for Moscow at dawn on the second stage in his attempt on the round-the-world record. He said that the Atlantic flight was practically uneventful, although he had some trouble with the oil pump in mid-ocean. Miss Jean Batten has congratulated the airmen. Howard Hughes took off from New York at 5.20 p.m. on Sunday for Paris on a non-stop flight. He will continue from Paris in an attempt to fly round the world in four days, which would be three days faster than Wiley Post’s flight in 1933.

Hughes Is piloting a twin-motored Lockheed flying laboratory christened “The New York Fair, 1939,” and it carries invitations to aero clubs throughout the world to participate in the fair. There is a crew of four. BOUND FOR MOSCOW PLANE DAMAGED IN TAKE OFF Unlteo Press Association —By Electrit Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 12, 7.30 p.m.) PARIS July 12. The aviator Hughes left for Moscow at 2.14 a.m.. He severely damaged a landing wheel taking ofi and the French officials sent wireless messages warning him to take precautions when landing. ARRIVAL AT MOSCOW WONDERFUL FLYING PERFORMANCE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 12, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, July 12. Hughes landed at Moscow at 9.16 (8.5. T. He wirelessed to Paris after taking off and ascertained that his landing wheel was in normal position. He flew most of the distance blind at 16,000 feet, mostly at 185 miles an hour, and using oxygen. Hughes’ average speed to Moscow was 209.4 miles hourly.

BOUND FOR OMSK INTEREST IN SOVIET CIRCLES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copy rlgh t (Received July 13, 1 a.m.) MOSCOW. July 12. Hughes left for Omsk at 11.35 (8.5. T. The North Pole fliers M. Gromoff, M. Baidukoff, M. Yumaeheff, and the Soviet Ambassador at Washington (on leave) were among those who welcomed Hughes. Baidukoff said: "I’ll see you in America, which is interpreted that he is contemplating another trans-Polar flight.