FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15987, 2 December 1919, Page 3

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

PREPARING DEPOTS EN ROUTE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, November 30. A complete chain of petrol dumps has been arranged for beyond India in connection with the Maxtinsyde flight. The machine carries a number of spare parts, propeller floats, magnetos, wings, and other parts are also distributed along the route. When th© floats are attached to the machines in India, armoured propellers will be used of th© rest of the journey as a precaution against splitting the blades in the event of contact with the water or land. The undercarriage will be deposited at Port Darwin. The machine has undergone a number of independent tests under full load, by the builders before being handed over to Heweli a fortnight ago. Ere pilot, lias made frequent flights since. POULET AND ROSS-SMITH, LONDON, November 30. Poulet wires from Rangoon on the 30th:—“Arrived all well.” Ross-Smith wires that he intends to mate a flight of one day towards Kali djati, thence to Bima. If Poulet is not pursuing closely, Ross-Smith lands after reaching Bima, in the Asamoenda Islands. Otherwise he flies direct to Australia. V ROSS-SMITH IN THE LEAD. CALCUTTA, November 30. " Ross-Smith took aboard hero the first Australian mail.*’ Poulet reached Rangoon an hour behind Ross-Smith. • ANOTHER STAGE COVERED. ALLAHABAD.. December 1. Ross-Sftrith and Poulet left Rangoon, at daTbreak for Singapore. Ross-Smith expects to reach .Bankok in five hours, and is duo in Australia- at 9 o clock on December 13th. Ho expects, however, to accomplish the journey by th© 10th or 11th, all going well.