FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15978, 21 November 1919, Page 2

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

POULET’S TROUBLES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, November 19. Poulet cables from Nasirabad; f 'Oil tank of aeroplane has come unsoldered. I am ranking repairs. Have had great trouble on the voyage since leaving Paris.” ROSS SMITH’S JOURNEY. SYDNEY, November 20. The Sun's special messages from Ross Smith shows that file journey from Rome to Suda Bay in Crete was marked mostly by wind and rain when passing the mountains. He flew low over Vesuvius, but the weather was too bad to obtain photographs. Crossing the Mediterranean from Suda Bay he had to fly at an altitude of 2000 ft roost of the way, owing to clouds and rain.* Hfe took 2-} hours to strike the African coast at Solium. Thence he flew across the desert te Cairo. Thirty' flying hours have so far been occupied, mostly through rain and storms. The greatest assistance was rendered by the aerial route stations. The machine is going perfectly.