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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSHAY, AUGUST

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200 RECONNAISSANCE MACHINES TO DEFEND BRITISH COASTS

Gordon Richards, above, the champion” English . jockey, was involved in a forced landing while flying to the Worcester races last month. ·

AIR POLICE

FOR PARIS

FORESEEN

Plan To Check Smuggling

TO AUSTRALIA FOR

ONLY £175

SPECIAL OFF-SEASON FARES IN FORCE

UNPARALLELED PAGEANT OF

SCENIC BEAUTY

ON the air route which now brings Australia

within less than a fortnight of England, and ensures for those flying over it a scenic pa- geant such as has been enjoyed in no other way, Imperial Airways decided to introduce, as from July to September, some specially reduc ed "Off-Season" passenger fares. ›

These special "Off-Season" rates are summarised in the schedule herewith:-

Route Section:

Reduced Off-Season" Single Fare London or Paris to Bangkok or Singapore or to any station between these two latter points and vice

versa

£140.

HOPE OF LEAVE TO CROSS FRONTIERS

London or Paris to any station beyond Singapore, in-

eluding Australian stations and vice versa. Brindisi to Singapore and vice versa

$175.

$140.

Brindisi to Cloncurry, or Brisbane or any station be-

tween these two latter points and vice versa. Athens to Charleville or Brisbane and vice versa

Thor Selberg (left) and Paul Oscanyan, not daunted by the failure of their first attempt to get away on a flight from New York to Norway, via Newfoundland and Greenland will try again in their seaplane (below)."

$175.

£340.

Paris

on the ser-

July BOY TAKES PART

A police air force, possessing The special "Off-Season” rates; a dozen fast planes. is soon to became applicable be in existence in Paris if a vice which left London on scheme now under considera-16 and will be available by each tion goes through. The de-weekly departure from England IN AIR RACE TO

од

tails are being studied by the up to and including September 7- On the route westward from Air, War. and Finance Minis- ters in collaboration with the Australia to England "Off-Sea-

son" fares became available Post Office and the Prefecture

The necessity for such a force the service leaving on July 17. is being made more evident every and will be applicable until the day by the remarkable development departure on September 11 taking place in aviation in France, which

that means

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NEWCASTLE

Map-Reading For Father

WINNER. HOME BY ONLY ONE MINUTE

The advantage to passengers inevitably of the "Off-Season" fares may be criminals are making increasing judged from the fact that on

The air develop-fight from London to Singapore

London. use of the air. ment is strikingly shown by the the "Off-Season" fare, as

There was a thrilling finish fact that applications for permis-pared with the ordinary fare, pro-to the air race from Brooklands sion to open private and club aero-vides a reduction of £16; while

Com-

SHELL-FIRI NG PATROLS

EVENING FLIGHTS TO LE TOUQUET

New Croydon Service Opened

Lendon business men were en- abled to spend the evening at Le Touquet and be back at their offices the sex morning when Imperial Airways inaugurated its new evening air service recently. It was arranged for fast four- engine livers to leave Croydon every evening, during the sum- mer, reaching Le Touquet minutes later, and returning ear-

to Newcastle aerodrome at Cromes are being received at the on a flight through from London Woolsington recently. Fit-Ltly the following morning.

reduction J. B. Wilson, flying at 240 m.ph. rate of about 300 a year.

Smugglers are

to Brisbane the the principal amounts to 20 Their operations can only be effectively checked by police planes.

menace.

Help From Air Force At present special sections of mobile police receive valuable as! sistance from the Post Office, by the despatch of wireless messages

If regarding suspicious planes. recessary the police can call on the air force.!

Military machines, however, are! handicapped by their not having the right to cross the frontier in

AIR MECHANIC'S

HEROISM

Thrilling Rescue Of

Parachutist

RIPCORD PULLED TOO EARLY

Moscow.

in a BA Eagle, winning by about a minute from Mr. L Lipton. last year's winner.

Mr. Lipton had with him in his D. H. Moth his 14-year-old son John, who assisted him by map- reading.

The winner's time W225 Thr 151mins, an average speed of 141.5 m.p.h. The fastest, time Was achieved by an Airspeed. Envoy, piloted by Mr. Wheeler, which averaged 160.9 m.p.h

The race was the "outstanding A Soviet parachutist named Ri-feature of the opening proceedings pursuit. An essential part of the kaloff hung for half an hour be of Newcastle's new aerodrome. new project will be an effort to tween life and death above the inaugurated a week before by Sir arrange international conventions Kief military aerodrome recent Philip

con-

permitting police 'planes to tinue a chase into other countries. FLIER LOST AMONG SAVAGES

Engaged On Gold Survey Flight

Cunliffe Lister. There

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TINY HOME-MADE

PLANE CRASHES AT

HESTON AIR-FIELD

Owner-Pilot Escapes

Unhurt

FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH GROUND

London

A home-made aeroplane, the ly Pikaloff, jumping from a were ten competitors. Mr. A. H. Smallest in England, crashed at plane, pulled his ripcord too ear-Tweddle (Avro Avian) had to Heston recently.

The ma

ly and his parachute got hope-make-a forced landing at Catterick chine, which was piloted by its owner, ME S. V. Appleby, a 23 lessly caught on the plane's tail.

year-old assistant to the techni-

He could not clear himself, and ja mechanic, Evlampieff, crawled | lout on to the tail of the plane and dropped Rialoff tools to cut himself free, but he failed to catch them

The heroic mechanic crawled} Melbourne. back to the cockpit, and then

PASSENGERS ON LINERS

New Air Service Started

TEST PLANE

BIG ORDER BEING

EXECUTED

CIVIL LAND MACHINES

OF SPECIAL TYPE PROTECTION OF VITAL DOCKS

AND NARROW SEAS

London.

ONE of the biggest orders since the war for

one type of aeroplane is now being execut ed. The order is for a high-speed coastal re- connaissance machine, and it will bring the total for this type to be supplied to the Air Force to nearly 200.

The new machines, which are civil land aeroplanes of high performance, in a form adapted for military purposes. will be included in the total aircraft available for Home De fence. Their performance justifies the confidence that they will be valuable in combat with enemy raiders.

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The flying-boat, which has hitherto been regarded as suit able for coastal reconnaissance, is not, at present, capable of fulfilling such a responsibility. It lacks the high performance needed

It is not doubted that a suitable flying-boat could be "designed. But even if the design were existence it would take long to build and to produce in the quan- tity necessary.

The present order marks a realisation of the existence of a "joint in our harness," the pene- tration of which would have re-

MAY PROVE

SUITABLE salts as paralysing as would

completely successful air offensive against London.

NEW TYPE NOW UNDER TRIAL

Estimated Speed Of 280 MPH.

London

·

The assumption that London would be the first object of an air. offensive may be unfounded. By

BRITISH AIRMEN

FACE THRILLS IN

5,000-MILE TRIP

Air Map Blown Overboard

DETAINED IN SPAIN TEMPORARILY

London

Two young men have just returned to England after a

la sustained offensive against the docks east of London, against Southampton and other parts, and against the shipping in the "nar-three weeks' air holiday, during row seas," an enemy would effect which they flew more than "Standing" or rather "Fly- his purpose without having to deal 5.000 miles, and went as far as in Northern Africa ing." Patrols of big, fast aero-with the organised defences esta-

They are Mr. Michael Montagu and Mr. Dennis Tollemache. members of the Cambridge

į planes armed with shell-firing|blished around the Metropolis.

guns were the subjects of much

Oran

discussion in aeronautical and NEW ZEALAND AIR University Air Squadron.

Air Service circles recentis.

It is confidently believed that in a new twin-engined aeroplane (now under test Great Britain pos- sesses a type which could be

adapted for such patrol purposes.

It has

a speed of about 280 m.ph.. and it could, it is consă- dered, be heavily armed at hard- ly any sacrifice of speed.

SERVICE

British Aircraft Ordered

The flight was not without ex- {citement. When flying from Barcelona to Granada they acri- dentally lost their map, which blew overboard. Consequently, at dusk they decided to comme down at Alicante, but Mr. Montagu. who

Two New Zealand airway firms was piloting the plane at the time. have placed an order with the De could not find the aerodrome, and

It is recognised that ordinary Havilland-Aircraft Co. for multi- he had to land on a small play- Fighters, armed even with four engine passenger aeroplanes. The ground. fixed machine-guns, are no match orders are for

for big all-metal bombers carry- Three D.H.86 4-engined ma- ing guns which can be trained chines for Union Airways of New through a wide field of fire.

Zealand, and-

Foreign Development War-time patrols of such

No Right

Then they were taken before the 1local Governor, who, having gone

Two twin-engine "Rapides through their papers, remarked for Cook Strait Airway Services that they had no right to be in

Both companies are associated Spain at all” with the Union Steamship Co. of They pointed out that they had New Zealand

been to Barcelona, but, the Gover

Improvised Chart

Having lost their map, the young airmen improvised one. Between

chimes would have to be so strong so numerous, and so wasteful of

Cook Strait Airways will operner replied that Barcelona was not pilots that they cannot be just ate a daily service between Well- Alicante, and that they must not cal manager of an aeroplane

ised. company at Heston, was known

ington, Blenheim, and Nelson, leave until he had made enquiries. Students of air fighting agree while Union Airways will run 2 So they were unable to regume as the "Flying Flea."

It had that bomber formations will be daily service between Palmerston their flight until permission was made one or two fights, but able to hold their own, and con-North and Dunedin via Blenheim received on the following after- this was its first public demontinue on their way unbroken, un- and Christchurch. From Pal-acon. stration.

less attacked in overwhelming merston it will connect with rail- Height Lost

numercial superiority, or else by from Anckiend.

way Fit-Lt. Campbell, who in 1929 jonce again, right out to the end. An agreement has been enter

An official at Heston said that

shell-fire accompanied Douglas Mawson on of the tail, this time with aled into between Imperial Air-on reaching about 100 feet the Many countries are hastening his Antarctic Expedition, is miss-piece of iron tied to a wooden ways, Ltd, and the French Line machine did not seem able to main to develop the gun-carrying acro- (Continued from Next Column) Tangier and Oran they lost their ing in the wild Fly River country pole

for an aeroplane or aeroplanes to tam its height. It made a forced plane. Czechoslovakia has a ma-1. Moth, eight years old, which way, and were twice as loug, 23 of New Guinea, where the natives, For 25 minutes he madly back connect at Plymouth with liners landing on very rough ground and shine armed with two shell-firing won the King's Cup race in 1927. they ought to have been on that murdered four men in 1930. jed and pushed at the tangle of from New York-

turned over on its back. The pilot À Southampton flying boat, has silk and cords, finally disengag-

This will enable, passengers for was scarcely hurt and the machines Great Britain has a flying

boat carrying one quick-frer. got to earch for him.

ing Rikaloff, who then dropped most European destinations to suffered little damage. Fit-Lt Campbell, who was fy-clear, opening his small reserve catch the morning. air service The 'plane is 12 feet long, with

Particular Need ing a Short Scion dying boat, and parachute and making a safe from London, a gain of 24 hours, la wing span of 16 feet. It cost was unaccompanied by either a landing.

The service was inaugurated £90 to build and was expected to when 2 four-engined Imperial be flown at1⁄21⁄2d a mile. Airways liner brought to London passengers for the Ile de France. CIVIL FLYING IN ITALY

mechanic or a geologist, intended

"to survey a vast gold concession.

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PLANES IN COLD WEATHER

The aircraft carrier U.S., S. Ranger has been sent to waters off the coast of Maine to discover how its 72 planes function in cold weather, and

VERSATILE FLIGHT

CADET

Good Showing In Final Exams.

Flight Cadet Acting-Sergt. Ar-

BRIGHTER PLANES

As a means of encouraging civilian flying, the Italian Govern-

When they casually stepped out part of the journey.

Later they of the plane at Heston, the officials flew from Nice to Toulouse with were amazed to learn that what the aid of a road map. they had, originally thought was to The young airmen were full of be a fight over England had praises for their machine, a Gipsy What is needed for petrol actually embraced five countries (Cont. at Foot of Preceding Col)

work, however, is a fleet of machines armed with at least| two shell-firing guns, and cap able of carrying several hun- dred rounds of ammunition. The machine should have

All new planes purchased by the ment has established premiums cruising speed of at least 200 US Army Air Corps will have for private aviators up to halfm.p.h. It must have full wireless fuselages instead of the old the purchase price of small air-equipment and comfortable ac-

craft

the

to determine the thur John Mason almost swept Olive drab colour

effect of low temperatures aircraft.

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FREIGHT CARRIER EVOLVED

the board of the prizes at the passing-out examination of the Royal Air Force College, well, recently.

His awards were..

Cran-

Gordon Richards Involved

commodation for officers and- men for flights of four or five hours.

The machine needed would not be very big. It would be of about the same weight and pow ler as the standard British night.

In Forced Landing Experience bomber, but speed and grens

Worcester Gordon Richards

The propeller, win

One of the larger U. S. aircraft King's Medal for highest aggregate manufacturers has redesigned his of marks in all subjects in final order

be the main consideration conventional biplane into a of merit, not

the champion jockey, escaped carriage, and tail of the plane in its design. It would not carry

bombs freight carrier which can be Air Ministry Prize for aeronautical with slight cuts on the head were damaged.

when a monoplane which was b readily adapted to transport engineering.

Abdy "Gerrard Fellowes Memori troops.

Prize for mathematics, and scienting piloted by the Earl of

AVIATION IN MEXICO

"The Governin

Richards went on to the race course by J. A. Chance Memorial Prize for herst to Worcester Races made a time to take Service, subjects,

forced landing at Powick, He won all the prizes but three. miles outside the The Sword of Honour for the best The plane all-round flight cadet in the senior with its nos

awarded to Fligh

Eity,

IWO state

two He had two-

out of five ROI

the

designer

KLM

ROYAL DUTCH AIR UNES TWICE WEEKLY

ACCELERATED SERVICE

HONGKONG - LONDON

VIA SINGAPORE.

11 DAYS

hrough Fare: Hong Kong ---

£164.0.0.

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