LONG-DISTANCE FLYING

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18393, 29 July 1931, Page 7

LONG-DISTANCE FLYING

ROUND-WORLD PROJECT. TWO AMERICANS DEPART. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. NEW YORK, July 28. Messrs Hugh Herndon and Clyde Pangborn, who hope to beat the time for a flight round the world done recently by Messrs Post and Gatty, hopped off at 5.18 a.m. to-day. The airmen hope to make Moscow without stopping, but they will refuel at Croydon if necessary. BOSTON TO CONSTANTINOPLE. A NON-STOP FLIGHT. NEW YORK, July 28. Two Boston airmen, Messrs Russell Boardman and John Polando, hopped off at 5 a.m. to-day on an attempt to fly non-stop to Constantinople in the monoplane Cape Cod. AUSTRALIA TO BRITAIN. MR MOLLISON’S PLANS. SYDNEY, July 28. Mr J. A. Molllson, who has arrived at Wyndham will begin his flight to England, via Sourabaya, to-morrow afternoon. The Vacuum Oil Company has been advised that Mollison will leave Wyndham to-night (Wednesday) in his second attempt to create a new record from Australia to England ana return. He is taking 140 gallons of Plume oil as fuel

TRANS-ATLANTIC AVIATORS. DECORATED IN HUNGARY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. RUDA PEST, July 22. The Regent of Hungary, Admiral Worthy, decorated the Hungarian transatlantic liters, Messrs Alexander .Magyar and George Enders, with tne Cross of Merit, and promoted them captains of tlio Hungarian Aviation Office. Ten thousand people acclaimed the airmen at the ceremony, vh'.mi was held at the Hungarian Cenotaph. Messrs Magyar and Enders flew across the Atlantic in the record lime of 13h. 50m. They made a forced landing at the Ullage of Biseko, 12 •miles from Buda Pest, brc.iu.se bf fuel shortage. The machine was slightly damaged, but neither of the airmen was hurt. TRIP TO JAPAN. COLONEL LINDBERGH’S FLIGHT. DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received July 2!), 10.10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 28. Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh, who arc lo 11 y here from New York, yesterday look off for North Haven to bid their*families farewell, before continuing Llicir aerial vacation trip to Japan.