THE CHA MAIL THURSDAY, HEY4-1935
FLIER WHO VANISHED IN
IN 1927 REPORTED AS JUNGLE DWELLER Redfern Believed To Be Alive
The mystery of the disappear- ance of Pan Redfern (above). the Brunswick, Georgia, aviator who vanished in 1927 while on a fight to South America, may be solved by the American Consul at Colon, who states that he is in- formed that Redfern was "seen alive recently, but is badly crip- pled.
INTER-AMERICAN AIR LINKS TO
BE EXPLORED
CONFERENCE AT BUENOS AIRES
TRADE RELATION PARLEYS
Соп
TREATED KINDLY BY NATIVES
NONSTOP FLIGHT ENDS IN DUTCH GUIANA WIFE STILL DUBIOUS OF STORY
Colon, Panama.
AN amazing account of the finding Paul Red- fern, the American aviator who disappear- ed eight years ago, living in the jungle of Dutch Guiana, has been related by Tom Roche.
The informant, a German-born American citizen, said that he lived for three months in 1933 with Mr. Redfer. who vanished while on a fight from Brunswick, Georgia, to Rio de Janeiro.
Mr. Roche previously had told his story to James L. Park. United States Consul here, and Mr. Park relayed to the State Department at Washington the narrator's offer to lead a rescue
When Alfred de Montverde (L) and big brother; hop off from New York They will be reviving the old custom of Their Bellanca", plane in non-stop attempts meroes the Atlantic. named the "Francisco de Pineda."
NEW ASCE INTO STRATOSPHERE
TON OF APPARATUS IN READINESS
LARGEST BALLOON IN WORLD
Rapid City, S.D., June 3.- AN unparalleled collection of a ton of scien-
tific equipment for man's latest and most ambitious stratosphere expedition was assem bled to-day at the fight camp in the Black Hills valley.
The $,700,000 cubic foot balloon largest ever
ations for the ascent were vir has been unloaded and pre
tually complete.
Capt. Albert W. Stevens
observer, and Capt. Orvil A. "Anderson, pilot, said they expect
ed the flight would last 12 hours or
rea ing a-celing" of 14 miles or "more.
Officials of the National Geo-
expedition to Mr. Redfern's rude hut in an Indian village for AIR TRAIL ON HUDSONphic Society and Army Air
from civilisation.
MISS EARHART
Mr. Roche said Mr. Redfern ~-- was critically injured when his, plane crashed against a moun- tain. Indians who found the laviator with both legs and his left arm broken nursed the fier
back to health, he said
He declared he encountered
Mr. Redfern in the Indian village
after hearing natives: talk of the "great white medicine man."*
Identification
-
stances of the mishap which be-
MAKES HER FIRST
PARACHUTE JUMP
Captive" Chute Used
By Aviatrix
BRIGHT FUTURE SEEN FOR NEW INVENTION
RETRACED
MAYOR OF NEW YORK TAKES PART IN SPEEDY TRANSPORT
with the balloon
Corps, co-sponsors of the fight, TRICK MOTOR set Wednesday as the dead line
or finishing final details. After MAKES GLIDING
that they said, the take-off
would be made on the first
favourable day.”
VERY SIMPLE
Foreseen
5,000 FEET FOR 94
Maj. C. A. McAllister, one of Commercial Possibility the army officers assigned to the New York
fight corps, planned to fly to THE air trail that Glenn B. Curtiss blazed from Albany to Chicago to day to bring back Twork 25 years ago at a speed of 54 miles an hour liquid oxygen and liquid nitro- be was re-travelled by Mayor LaGuardia and a party of 16 other gen, from which air will persons recently in a special anniversary fight down the Hud-anufactured" to sustain life in
the air-tight metal gondola son River.
The last of the scientific in- within reach of munierons struments two spectographs to not wealthy would-be fiers ha measure light rays in thin upper been invented in London.
This glider has a small mo air-were due to-day or to-mar-
The American identified him- self as Redfern, Mr. Roche as-
It took the pioneer fier two The inauguration of a Pan-serted, and related the circum-
hoars and. 46 minutes to make] American Commercial
New York
the one-way flight in 1910. AMERICA TO ference, now in session at Buenosfell his attempted nonstop hop.
Amelia Earhart has made her
The 1935 party, however, scar-
AUSTRALIA Mr. Roche said the fier had arst parachute jump after having ed down the river in less than an Aires, is the direct result of a resolution adopted during the his rescuers retrieve the canvas long looked forward to the time hour the time checked up by
LINE PLANNED Montevideo meeting of the inter-fuselage from the wreckage of when she would have this experi-the National Aeronautic Associa American nations.
his plane and spread it above his ence and emotion. It was made tion, which held the stop-watch, The recommendation was voted hat as a roof covering.
[over sun-baked. heavily-wooded being 50 minutes, 20 2-10 seconds. AMERICAN EXPERT that the governments of the
The canvas was green and rel-pine fats near Prosper-town, in Glem Curtiss used a biplane. BLAZES NEW TRAIL American republies should low, he said, the colours of Red-the New Jersey cranberry bog, the smallest that had ever been form the Par-American Union at fern's plane when he embarked country back of Trenton.
used on. a serious aviation at- Washington what studies and
on his aerial adventure in
Miss Earhart used what is tempt, and was flying for a projects they desired to discuss
known as the "captive" parachute. $10,000 stake offered by the gust, 1927. It was further voted that among
which is expected to revolutionise world, a New York newspaper, the topics to be included should
parachute-jumping for student the terms of which allowed him be those covering airport facili-
Ito land twice, which he did- The "captive" parachute project once for gasoline and once for
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ties, reduction of customs duties, BRITISH
improvement of
various
coza-
munication facilities and assis- tance to tourist travel
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NEW AIR LINER FOR RAF. Adapting Civil Planes
a new
An-
AIR MAIL
SERVICES
NEGOTIATIONS FOR BETTER FACILITIES
NO STATEMENT POSSIBLE AT PRESENT
pilots.
revolves around the use of an ex- oil
Perimental tower with an adjust-
2ble boogn at the top. the para- chute anchored by four vertical
wires to prevent it from oscillat-TWO ing or drifting. The student sits
in a swing and makes the test drop, safe-guarded against for taitons, elements, in a position to become accustomed to the radi menta y elements of all parachute jumping.
AVIATRIX
London,-To-day- (By Major C. C. TURNER)
Questioned in the House of The Air Ministry has acquired Commons by Mr. A. A Somer-
commercial type of air-ville (C., Windsor), as to when NEW HONOUR FOR -craft; the Avro “Ava,” and adapt-faster and more frequent air ed it for coastal reconnaissance mail services to Africa and the work
Far East, with reduced air mail The "Ava" is the second air-rates, would be brought into liner type to be taken over by the being, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Ministery. Recently "Dragon Minister for Air, said that con- Rapide" was acquired, after siderable
progress has been being altered to: Air Ministry re-made with the negotiations, quirements.
which were progressing active
笾
Amelia Earhart Named Career Consultant
NEW RECORDS
Speed And Gliding
Feats In Europe
Two flying records were broken Jon June 1." PA
A new type of gliding plane which may bring av
row from the laboratory at Eo- and propeller, sufficient to carry the plane to a considerable lchester NY-
height. Once height is attained the engine can be wound back
PLANE THAT RAN fish into the fuselage and the
AWAY!
Perfect Take-off
At Reading
plane becomes an engine less glider.
It is claimed far this invention that it will, if it is widely adopt ed, disperse many of the dif ficulties which make gliding and tail-planning merely “fun
IMMEDIATE ESTABLISHMENT OUT OF QUESTION.
An aeroplane with nobody, on Old Necessities Removed Honolulz, Jane 26
board ran away at Beading
The small motor removes the Blazing a trail for a possible Aerodrome recently. It was being necessity of starting from a-hill, American air line to Australia overhauled outside the hangers being towed by a motorceror William T. Miller, airways when it was accidentally started being catapulted into the air by pert of the Department of Cam-
It jerked forward. Mechanics
z “ground squad.” merce at Washington, returned jumped for their lives and the Once sufficient height is attain here to-day from his second voy-machine sped across the landing ed long distances can be covere age in four months aboard the ground in front of the club house ed at no expense, it is claimed. Coast Guard cutter Itasca
The machine actually made a Like a saling vessel a sail plane He made a 3,500-mile, 17-day perfect take-off and was soaring can tack when faced by a con- inspection of
United States into the air when the under teary wind Should the glider island possessions. south of
carriage struck a fence at the end lose height rapidly and the pilot Hawaiib
of the serodrome and was smash discover he has not quite made Miller visited Palmyra, John Had it not been for the fence his destination, the engine could ston, Jarvis, Howland and Baker the star might have had to chase be used again
M. Aznour (France) covered islands to obtain additional 100 kilometres (62.14 miles) in aeronautical information for any 12min 47sec. He averaged 2911⁄2 future air line to the Antiopodes.
Bester Conditions: mph, beating the figure of 268.235 set up by his fellow-com- "From what I have seen and tryman, M Delmotte:
2 pilotless machine for miles
FLYING MOTOR CAR
Autogiro Capable of Very High Speeds
Inventor's Claim The machine's inventor,
John Carden, Claims that
reach 5000 feet entails an
penditure of 96. and that in
sequence gliding in the could become more than a sport
heard, tying weather condi- Herr Dittmar (Germany), with iors between Hawaïî and Ameri a two-seater glider, climbed to can Samoa and better than be 8,858fts; beating the previous re- tween Hawaii and Wake Island
Senor de la Cierva, the inventor It is believed that PURDUE UNIVERSITY POST.
Гол Pan American Airways, cord by 2,000 ft
at machine were produced Arnoux was competing with trans-Pacific California-Manis of the autogiro, lecturing
King's College, London last cially it could be sold for Lafayette, Ind., June 3. a Caudron plane in France's China route," -Miller said
$100. The "Ava" has been used by ly, but he regretted he was not Imperial Airways for special yet in a position to make any E. C. Elliott, president of Farbiggest air race, the Deutsch de "The winds are mild, the wes-month said that it might becom charter work-Fitted with, two precise statement with regard due University, has amounced la Meurthe Cup The winner ther is generally fair and the eventually possible to 290 bp. "Cheetah" engines, it has to date when the proposed ser- that Amelia Earhart, the famous was 31 Delmotte, who covered American islands may be convehicle capable of flyi a top speed of 195 mph. vices would probably be in-yaviatrix, has accepted an appoint- 1,242 miles in 4hrs 30min 17see, verted readily into
{augurated.
ment as consultant in the decart-averaging 276 miles, an hour. ment for the study of careers 107 women
SUBTERRANEAN AIRPORTS
Reuter.
NEW AIR SHUTTER
Beginning with the fall term AUSTRALIA'S AIR
W. Dr... Widiann
Chistmas
she will spend a regular part of poneer aircraft designer, foresees
her time lecturing, conducting subterranean airports for the A plane designed to operate personal conferences and miliating future. Incoming planes will over the world's most northerly studies of new career opportuni travel down ramps to discharge route in Alaska is equipped with ties for young women in the passengers, while the structure a new kind of ai shutter to university. will also serve as a terminal for shield its engine from frizid Dr. Elliott said Miss Earhart
#tober
winds.
also will serve as fechnical adviser
Canadian Airman Flies Over
FORCE
Increase Of 114 Planes In 3-Year Plan
to the department of aeronautics Country, is pres of the university:
strengthening
LONDON MOSCOW mon fighters
Rockies With 5 Passengers AIR ROUTE
**Calgary, Alberta tri-motor Ford aeroplane with
The first commercial flight five passengers at Sea Island air
across the Rocky Mountains from port on the Pacific Calgary to Vancouver was accom- Mr McConachie is
plished recently in 51⁄2 hours to make a
flying time by Grant MeConachie, car
a pilot of the United Air Trans
port Company, who landed his plan
HIGH SPEED BOMBERS
INTRODUCTION
Inauguration Last Monday
now being
"like" an
landing autogiro and of running" on
w roads like a car
He declared that com (Continued on Page 11)
general belief the auto CAMERAS FOR AVIATORS
potentially capable of speeds, competing with Prane 25
that
for PLANE CRASH EVERY 29 DAYS
Department of Commerce figures that for the last 5%
every 29 days see' an airi
Britain Seeks To Establish
Air Cadet Organisation
SPANISH ACE LOSES PLANE
Unfortunate Take-of In Brazil MACHINE DEMOLISHED",
FAIR ROUT