SOLO FLIGHT ENDED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 256, 29 October 1934, Page 7

SOLO FLIGHT ENDED

ANOTHER NEW ZEALANDER. TOOK JOURNEY EASILY. Received Oct. 28, 8 p.m (DARWIN, Oct’. 28. The New Zealander S. G. White, of Ruahi, Havelock North, left England on September 18, in a Gypsy Moth on a solo flight to Australia and arrived at 1.20 p.m on Saturday. He earned the admiration of everyone here for a solo flight in a tiny machine. White, who is genial and youthful, said he had been taking the journey leisurely and was not out to break records. He experienced several misfortunes. At Jodhpur the engine gave trouble and at Palembang he had malaria fever, which delayed him some days. White carries a spare propeller strapped to the centre section struts. MOVEMENTS OF 'PLANES LATEST CABLE NEWS deceived Oct. 28, 8.16 p.m. BATAVIA, Oct. 28. Hansen and Jensen arrived at 9.35 a.m. and departed at 10.06 a.m. MELROSE LEAVES KOEPANG Received Oct. 28, 8.25 p.m. KOEPANG, Oct. 28. Melrose left at 7.13 a.m. WALLER AND JONES Received Oct. 28, 12 midnight. MELBOURNE, Oct. 28. Messrs. Waller and Jones’ decision on an immediate return to England was reached at midnight on Friday. They will not attempt to break Scott’s record, but they hope to create a record for the England-Australian return flight and also they aim to prove that the Comet is not a freak aircraft, but is capable of continued speed work. They were unable to arrange the expected return race. ARRIVAL AT DARWIN Received Oct. 28, 9 p.m. DARWIN, Oct. 28. Waller arrived at 5.45 p.m. on Saturday and decided to stay here overnight. He will set out early to-day if conditions are satisfactory. He had unfavourable reports of conditions northward and considered it senseless to go on. Waller averaged 228 miles an hour during the trip from Melbourne. He said the engines were running perfectly. They felt that the machine had not altogether done justice to itself on the run out, so they were making the round trip to prove its reliability and speed. ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE. Received Oct. 29, 1.28 a.m. SINGAPORE, Oct. 28. Waller arrived at 3.10 p.m. His speed from Darwin averaged 210 miles per hour. HANSEN LEAVES SINGAPORE Received Oct. 28. 6 p.m. SINGAPORE, Oct. 28. Hansen departed at 3.23 a.m. MOLLISONS AWAIT NEW PISTON Received Oct. 28, 6 p.m. SINGAPORE, Oct. 28. A new piston is being sent by air mail for the Mollisons. THE STODARTS Received Oct. 28, 6 p.m. RAMBANG, Oct. 27. Stodarts arrived at 8.14 a.m. and left at 9.18 a.m. ARRIVAL AT KOEPANG Received Oct. 28, 6 p.m. KOEPANG, Oct. 28. The Stodarts arrived at 2.5 p.m. and departed at 1.5 a.m. AT NEWCASTLE WATERS. Received Oct. 29. 1.15 a.m DARWIN, Oct.’ 28. Stodarts have arrived here. They left again for Newcastle Waters and are staying the night MELROSE AT BAMBANG Received Oct. 28, 6 p.m. RAMBANG, Oct. 27. Melrose arrived at 2.20 p.m. ARRIVAL AT DARWIN. Received Oct. 29, 1.15 a.m. DARWIN, Oct. 28. Melrose has arrived here