AVIATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19809, 28 November 1919, Page 7

AVIATION.

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. THE “ KANGAROO’S ” PROGRESS. By Telegraph— Ptms Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 28, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, November 26. The “Kangaroo" plane which left Hounslow on November 21, on the flight to Australia and arrived at. .Romilly, sixty-two miles east, of Paris on the same day, left Horn illy at 9.40 a.m. on Wednesday. • POULET’S PROGRESS. A FORGED LANDING. {Received November 28, 10.40 a.m.) ! LONDON, November 26. The Paris Press announces that Utienne Poulot. the I'Vonch aviator, who is flying to Australia , was forced to make a landing halt-way between Karachi and Bombay, owing ih engine trouble. (.Renter’s correspondent at Karachi states that the arcoplano in which Poulot and Benoist are making their flight is a small Caudrou biplane, of somewhat antiquated pattern, with two 80 horse-power T/erbono engines. In appearance it seems singularly inadequate for such a, tremendous journey. "Poulot and Benoist appeared to possess only the clothes they wore, with a few extra sweaters and wraps in case of cold. A message from Allahabad summarises Ponlet’s diary. *9Tic tcary records straggles against head winds and snowstorms. Leaving Paris on October 14, ho arrived at Rome on October 16, after comfortable flying. The journey to Salonika was impeded by snowstorms over the mountains, and on October 20 ho was forced to descend at Yalona for petrol. He was compelled by bad weather to remain there for eight days, but "lie managed to reach Salonika on October 29, and Constantinople on October'3l, after a flight through heavy rain and fog. On November 1 lie began his flight across Asia Minor, and, crossing the Taurus Mountains, reached Adana on tho third, but f was unable to obtain petrol. He then set out for Aleppo, which no reached on the following day. . His flight across the desert of Mesopotamia followed, and Bagdad was reached on November f). I/caving there on November 6, ho arrived at Bushiro at noon, and at Bunder Abbas on November 7, where lie remained for two days. Ho readied Chabar on November 9. In flying to Karachi he was forced to descend at six o’clock in the morning in the desert three miles from tho coast. His machine was overhauled, and ho made Delhi on November 24, Allahabad tho next day, and Calcutta on November 26.)