RECORD BROKEN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 96, 26 April 1938, Page 7

RECORD BROKEN

BROADBENT’S FEAT AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND NEARLY THIRTEEN HOURS [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] LONDON, April 23. The Australian aviator, H. F. Broad- [ bent, arrived at Lympne at 10.52 j p.m., beating Miss Jean Batten's re- ! cord by 12 hours 53 minutes. He left I Rome at 2.30 p.m. I In November, 1935, Broadbent established the solo flight aeroplane record for the trip from England to Australia. He used a Percival Gull 'plane, and took 6 days 21 hours 14 minutes. In October, 1936, Miss Jean Batten did the England-Australia flight in 5 days 21 hours 3 minutes. Leaving Australia on April 27, 1937, I Broadbent arrived in England on May 3, breaking H. L. Brook’s record time for a solo flight from Australia by nearly a day and a-half. He took 6 ‘ days 10 hours 55 minutes. In October, 1937, Miss Jean Batten captured the record, making the trip between Australia and England in 14 hours 10 minutes less than the time taken by Mr Broadbent. At the time Miss Batten was making that flight, Broadbent set out on an attempt to break Miss Batten's England-Australia record, but encountered bad weather, and ■ abandoned the journey at Bagdad. Since then, of course, Flying-Officei ■ Clouston and Mr Victor Ricketts have I flown out to Australia in faster time, i but this was not a solo flight. Broad- . bent attacked the solo record earlier i this year, but crashed on the final stage of his journey and was found on Torens Island, between Batavia and Darwin. FUTURE PLANS | SINGLE-ENGINED ’PLANES TOO RISKY Received April 25, 0.30 p.m. LONDON, April 24. Broadbent was greeted by a large crowd who swarmed round the machine. He said he felt fine. Hit time was 5 days, 4 hours, 21 minutes, beating Miss Batten by 834 minutes. Broadbent has definitely decided against further record-breaking in single-engined light ’planes, which he considers too risky, but he wants ix assail Scott and Black’s EnglandDarwin flight, providing ha can ob- ' tain a specially-built machine with a i cruising speed of about 240 miles an hour. He orginally intended to fly i back to Australia but since has decided to sail next month after settling I affairs in Britain. | 1 INJURY TO JOCKEY I FALL AT AVONDALE RACES • $.» [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, April 25. When Mon Acre fell during the running of the Whau Handicap at the Avondale Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday the jockey, George Cameron, aged 21, suffered concussion. His condition to-day was considered serious.