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SATURDAY JUNE 28.1924

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WORLD

LATEST NEWS ABOUT MACLAREN.

Hongkong expects to receive definite news any hour now that Squadron Leader Maclaren, the British world aviator, has left Rangoon for Bangkok, after which it should be easy-in compute when he will arrive here. Accord- ing to the original schedule Maclaren allowed four days for the trip from The absence of news concerning his movements Kangoon to Hongkong. since he arrived at tangoon after a month's enforced idleness at Ákyab makes it difficult to prophesy when be will arrive, but barring serious mishaps he should be here eitrly next week at the latest.

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Summary Of Flight. The first section of the flight followed the accepted ite India. It is interesting to revat that this was first own MacLaren himsel

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1948 in

Early disaster was missal by

the Japan-Vancouver section whea MacLaren will take aboard Lieut.- Colonel L. E. Broome, n mining. engineer, who has already done invaluable work in superintending the provision of supply dumps in the barren islands of the North Pacific The airmen however are at a disadvantage as compared

few feet only when the cliffs of with the American fliers in that France komed out of the think they will not have the services of fog. Jurilliant manipulation by the the chain of destroyers for the pilot saved he made which Pacific crossing.

Jauded in the water and "tusied'? }

A Difficult Scetion.

to Harm After an inventful, along stany, flight to Lyons it! This is a most difficult section was decided to pash divinathe, diperjof the rotite. The English airmen tion of Roune bat in the course of will find, as did the Americans, a detunt, necessitated by that fog is likely to prove a weather conditions, the airinenserious obstacle in this region, as. were forces to descend as Cenedle 60 per cent. of the days are foggy, where they shushus! their petThe light will alternate over sei Boat in landing.

After two days and land by the Kurile Islands. air of the font, he Kamchatka" the Aleutian Island flight to Brindisi was made via and Alaska to Vancouver. Hardly kom" tempesttions" conditions any of the land passed over will be inhabited. The tiers will pors Tange with

over Chignik where the original His Descent At Corfu.

American leader was forced to Malaren expressed complete give up after a narrow escape from satisfaction at the beluviour of the death and at Cordova they reach machine so far but on coutiming their farthest point north. the flight to Athens a foreed descent ut Corfu Was necessitated

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by the inilure of the shuction

On To Civilization. When once this difficult section

THE CHINA MAIL.

AVIATORS

COMING

HERE.

The three intrepid aviators in their machine, just before the start

The Machine.

The King's Message,

established in the Aleutia Islands, In those parts of the The machine from Tokyo sonte where special precautions similar to that which crashed at are necessary, as in the Aleutian Akyub. viz., a Vickers Vulture Islands, sufficient petrol has been amphibian with a land unter dumped to permit of a second call carriage which cut be withdrawn in case it is necessary to return to above the keel line and, as the last stopping place. mutter of fact, will be dispensed with altogether "on the Japan- The following message was Vancouver section. It has an received by Maclaren prior to his overall length of 38ft. 2in., with a leaving England on his great wing span of 49ft. and an overall undertaking:

Two large height of 11ft 6in. main petrol tanks and a service tank, giving a total capacity of 17 gallons, which will ensure a range of approximately 16 hours

Buckingham Palace.

To Squadron Lender A. S. MacLaren, Calshot Aerodrome, Suuthanipton. The King desires me to convey to you, Flying Ollicer Plenderleith, and Sergeant Andrews his best

are posibility of such a feat, as 1 seems probable that they will accomplish, would but a few years ago have been reckoned beyond man's wildest dreams and its suc. [cessful conclusion will have a most important bearing on the whole future of civil aviation and will materially extend the possibilities of closer communication between the scattered members of the Empire. It is interesting to recall that it was only as recently as 1908 that the first practicable! aeroplane was developed by the Wright brothers and it is doubtful if even the most optimistic of those who witnessed that short gear which necessituted a delay of has been passed the machine will flying machine has a speed of from

fight anticipated that in the year over a week whilst another was be steadily working down to 185 to 90 miles an hour with a wishes for the success of the great 1924 serious attempts would be civilization and warnier airs until formal load. The additional 77-enterprise on which you are made to fly round the world in sent out from England.

The flight to Egypt was heroit reaches Vancouver. Here the gallon petrol tank, to be fitted in embarking, to-day. His Majesty 300 lying hours. Whatever the kong may feel proud that we have plished in good time and a Cane Canadian Air Force will be await-Canada. will give the machine a will follow with deep interest the result of this attempt, we in Hong- they find treaselvanging the airmen, prepared to give total range of 1,600 miles, more progress of your flight...

(Signed) Private Secretary.played a part in the accommoda- MacLaren's Muscot.. tion of the bold adventurers and friends for both and saw long them all possible help in their long than sufficient for the fight from Had Wonds flight across Canada. At Montreal St. John's, Newfoundland, to the

If Squadron Leader MacLaren we will send them forthwith the servic in this atra. were encountered the way to an engine will be fitted with a Azores.

Four "Lion" engines, three low transfers his mascot to, the new hope that they will be preserved Baghdad and the speed was often higher compression ratio for the only 56 miles an hour. Contions Purpose of saying fuel during the compression and one high com- plane it is to be hoped that it will from ill-health, mechanical break- pression, have been 'specially pro-bring him a little better luck than downs and all the other dangers to which they may be exposed as were even less favorralde between Alleptic crossing.

vided for the fight by Messra. he has had-up to the present. Most Difficult Section.

It is a mascot with a great they fly over 1

land, and sea. Baghdad and Karachi ; atat aviators

St. John's, Newfoundland, is to Napier and these are awaiting

reputation and during the succes- were formed to a height of 7,600 foot and as a result were early frozen. be the starting point for the most MacLaren at various stages.

WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, They struck enormous air-pockets, difficult part of the flight after the Sand Pacific crossing. The plan is not

8,700 MILES. often eta pang 30 feet. storms obliterated the rack in to attempt a direct light across desert and string was dus by the Atlantic but to fly to the Azores and thence to Lisbon work- compass until the Euphrates - Wasing up to the finishing point in sighted.

London by Way of Madrid, An Adventureus Flight." Bordeaux and Paris. The flight It was adventurous fight from St. Johns to the Azores from Baghdarto Bashine shielly on (1,360 miles) is the longest stage ane Sandstorms and linyallowed for. The average daily)

MarLaren's ownstage from beginning to end is Words, we weres eluseked all over between 300 and 500 miles. the place but in spite of it all the aeroplane avenged 89 miles hour. The debt to Karachi geom ploted the first stage of the flight d there he was delayed for nearly three werks while a new engine Was sent it from homes s

winds.

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The Men.

Squadron Leader MacLaren is 32 years of age, stands about 6ft. 2in. and because of his height looks slender. He is fair, has blue eyes and is said to look a very capable" loader. He is an Oxford man but Nascad was the first stop in enlisted as a mechanic in the the second stage and the 500 miles R.F.C. in 1914. He won the M.C. from here to Allahabad was flown and bar, the Distinguished Flying in six hours. A short delay Cross and the Air Force Cross. curred at Allahabad owing to water The official record of the manner getting into the petrol but good in which he obtained the Military time was made when this luid been Cross is' as follows:- remedies and Cnicutta was reached in six hours. A imit of a few days was male and when a new low compression engine was fitted good time was made for the fight to *Akyıl.

The Crash At Akyab.

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"On approaching an enemy aero- drome he observed a hostile aero- plane on the ground preparing to start, with pilot and observer in their seats, and mechanics holding on to the wings: Hé descended to

are of

D

March 25-Start.

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26-Havre (forced descent).

21

27.-Lyons.

28-Rome (delayed by smashed" port÷float). 30-Brindisi.

31-Corfu (Forced descent and fortnight's delay}.. April 18-Cairo.

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20.-Baghdad.

23-Karachi (3 weeks' delay for new engine). 15.-Allahabad.

16-Calcutta (overhauling delay).

May

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21-Akyab (Burmah).

June

26.-Rangoon.

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WHAT THEY, HAVE TO DO. 14,600 MILES.

Hongkong to Foochow Foochow to Shanghai Shanghai to Kagoshima Kagoshima to Tokyo Tokyo to Minato

(400 miles)

450

( 010

(750 400

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Minato to Kurile Island (Yetorup)..

(600

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).

Yetorup to Paramushir Island

(520

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Paramushir Island to Aleutian Island..

(860

"

Aleutian Island to Chignik (Alaska)

(1,200

Chignik to Cordova

(600

Cordova to Vancouver

(1.500

Vancouver to Ottawa

(2,100

Ottawa to London'

(4,989

Australia.

کے بر

NOT A RACE.

American And British Flights.

"The attempts to circum- navigate the globe by aeroplane," says "The Times," marks a-land- mark in the history and develop- ment of aviation. Because these separate flights will be in progress | at the same time, the double event i must needs give rise to a certain feeling of friendly sporting rivalry in the minds both of the nimen concerned and of the two nations to which they belong.

11. ix, not in human nature- certainly not in Anglo-Saxon human nature-that it should be otherwise. But in no sense are the two journeys to be regarded as a race or a contest. The three American machines will travel always in the direction of the setting sun; the solitary British aircraft-and it is British zl

In through towards the east. neither case, it is certain, will there be any disposition to sacri- fice the chances of safety and success to the attainment of mere speed. The objects in view and too the inevitable risks-are serious. In so arduous an enter-

The one at Tokyo has 121 short notice. Dump's had to be prise the powers of endurance both 100ft., dropped a bomb squarely cylinders in three blocks of four sive siftings for the purpose of of men and machines, if they are into the machine and blew it up cylinders, each fanshaped. This cutting down the equipment of to win through, will call for the Heavy rain was experienced at together with the pilot, observer.

"These airmen, British and Akyub and when, after a few days and mechanics. He then attacked novel design gives the engine athe machine and of its crew to the most careful possible nursing. delay the airmen rose from the hur-and set fire to a Fokker which was short length and reduces the bone of practicability, exception

vibration in running to a mini-1 was made of this brass figure of American, are setting out to do bour they found that the machine in a hangar."

The engine weighs less an airman.

something that man has never It 'refused to Flying-Officer. Plenderleith and mum.

It was one of three belonging done before. If they are to accom. was water-logged.

than 2lb. for every unit of horse-

to. Air Commodore Borton. One plish the feat, the bare possibility stay in the air and dropped beavily Sergeant Andrews

was taken by MacLaren on his of which but a few years ago into the barbour. The airmen height (5ft. 8in. or thereabouts).power.

The high compression engine Aight to India in 1919 and one by would have been reckoned beyond escaped unhurt but their machine The former has grey eyes and was too badly damaged to be re- brown hair, and is described as which has been sent to Vickers Sir Ross Smith on his flight to man's wildest dreams, it can only baby keeping the practical end paired and MacLaren cabled to imperturbable and having the look Canadian Works at Montreal, to

Good Luck To Them. steadily in view, without any heed Tokyo for his spare machine there of a pilot, who will do his job un-be put into the machine for the distressed by anything that may Atlantic crossing gives approxi-

It is hardly necessary to state to outside considerations, that to be sent to Akyub.

that Squadron Leader MacLaren they can hope for success. That It was then that Cie Americans befall" He is 25 years of age, saw mately 550 h.p.

Chain Round The World. proved, the sincerity of their oft service in France as a pilot, was

A chain of petrol and lubricating has the good wishes of everyone they may succeed, that they may the attached to the defence of London expressed good wishes to

our national prestige and possesses physical exhaustion and mechani- American fliers. Lient-Commiu- and in 1921 was sent out to the oil supply dumps has had to be in the Colony who is concerned for be preserved from the perils of naval Aden Hinterland where he was established all round the world. the sporting spirit. It is an enter-cal breakdown, of storm and fog, Her Hulings American attaché, and Rear-Admiral 3. 5. under the command of Squadron The Shell Company, who have prise which has appealed to the and all the other difficulties to Abbott, instantly, got to touch Leader MacLaren. Whilst in the placed their organisation at the with the, Commander-in-Chief of Aden Flight he was mentioned in service of Squadron-Leader Mec-imagination and although it is not which they may be exposed as Laren for the purposes of putting under Government auspices, every-they fly over land and sea, will be the American naval forces in the dispatches for good work.

Sergeant Andrews is a Woking down these dumps, had their one has followed with unflagging the prayer of all who in both interest the fortunes of the two hemispheres will follow from afar upset by the arrangemente man and is 24 years of age. It is

such an arduous enterprise. The ture." his duty to look after the engine, Japancao earthquake, and new aviators who have undertaken the story of their great adven- and machine generally.

measures had to be devised at

Far Eastern waters and "obtained permission to offer the use of an American destroyer to transport the machine immediately.

Col. L. G. Broome, in charge of the arrangements in connection with the flight across the Pacific, in accepting, said that the offer examplified sportsmanship of the bighast type.

The 'plano arrived in Hongkong by the American destroyer Paul Jones" on June 3 and was trans- shipped to the US. destroyer It arrived William B. Preston." there on June 13.

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