LONG-DISTANCE FLYING

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18723, 25 August 1932, Page 7

LONG-DISTANCE FLYING

AEROPLANE WRECKED. SOLBERG AND PETERSEN CRASH. AVLVTORS ESCAPE INJURY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Aug. 25, 9.5 a.m.) ST. JOHN’S (N.F.), Aug. 24. Messrs Thor Solberg and Carl Petersen, who left on a non-stop flight to 'Oslo, crashed at Darby’s harbour, Placentia Bay, at 9.30 p.m. yesterday, according to a message received here to-day. The fliers were not hurt, but the plane was wrecked. They encountered rain and fog. It is believed that they were forced down after failing to find Harbour Grace, fifty miles distant. THE FAMILY FLIGHT. HUTCHINSONS HOP OFF. FOR ANTICOSTI ISLAND. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Reoeived Aug. 25, 9.5 a.m.) ST. JOHN (New Brunswick), Aug. 24. Mr George Hutohinson and family who are endeavouring to reach London by easy stages, hopped off to-day for Anticosti Island, a barren island in the St. Lawrence, used as a game reserve. LEE AND BOCHTON’S PROGRESS. LAND ON A BEACH. * United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Aug. 25, 9.5 a.m.) HARBOUR GRACE, Aug. 24. Long overdue, Messrs Clyde Lee and John Bochton, who arc endeavouring to fly to Norway, arrived here at 7.20 a.m. to-day. They had fair weather until they flew into rain and fog over Newfoundland last night. They reached Burgeo on the southern trip without mishap, and decided to bring the machine, Green Mountain Boy, down on the beach at dusk. The beach was soft, and the maohine tilted slightly, damaging one wing. The men stayed by the plane all night, and, aided >by the inhabitants, made a successful take-off this morning. MRS MOLLISON’S AMBITION. TO EMULATE HER HUSBAND. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Daily Express states that Mrs Mollison (formerly Miss Amy Johnson) is making plans to attempt in September the first Atlantic flight eastwards ever made by a woman. The airwoman wants to fly solo, although Captain Saul has tried to persuade her to take a heavy passenger machine so that he could go as navigator. "My husband will be against It,” said Mrs Mollison, ‘‘but I hope to persuade him to agree.” It is gathered that Mrs Mollison also wants to fly next year from New York to Croydon, so as to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic both ways. PROJECT ABANDONED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Aug. 25, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 24. In deference to the wishes of her husband, Mrs Mollison has cancelled her proposed transatlantic flight. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Asked concerning the interview, Mrs Mollison (nee Amy Johnson) gave a London newspaper, stating that she planned to duplicate his solo return Atlantic project, Mr J. A. Mollison said: "I do not expect her to give up flying, but I do hope she will not make such a trip.”