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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 6, 1931 the <fowi UUnck Mr. C. A. Butler's Flight to AustraliaON October 2b Mr. C. A. Butler left Heston, in his Comper " Swift " monoplane (75-h.p. Pobjoy " R "engine), for Lympne, whence he intended to set off on a flight to Australia with the object of beating the record forthe journey established by C. W. A. Scott. The non- arrival for a permit to fly over Persia, however, delayed hisdeparture until October 31, when he took off at 5.17 a.m. He reached Naples at 6 p.m., and, resuming his flight at7.10 a.m. next morning, reached Athens at 4.15 p.m., having landed at Brindisi en route to refuel. LeavingAthens at 1 a.m., November 2, according to schedule, he arrived at Aleppo at 9.30, and leaving an hour later reachedBaghdad later that afternoon. Continuing, he proceeded to Basra, where he found they had an outbreak of cholera,and then to Jask, arriving at 11.45 a.m. (G.M.T.), November 3. Karachi was reached in the early hours ofNovember 4, and after a short stop he proceeded to Allahabad.The Hamilton Bros, to Try Again MK. LESLIE HAMILTON and Mr. Kenneth Hamilton,having failed in their attempt to beat the England Australia record owing, as reported last week, to a forcedlanding through fog at Tullin (near Vienna), are to make a fresh attempt. They have brought their " Puss Moth "back to England, and will start afresh at the first opportunity.Another Hop by the Fairey (Napier) Monoplane SQD. LDR. O. K. GAYFORD and Fit. Lt. D. L. G. Bett,the R.A.F. pilots who last week flew non-stop from Cran- well to Abu Sueir in the Fairey (Napier) Long-Range Mono-plane, flew from Abu Sueir to Cairo, about 1,120 miles, in eleven hours.R.A.F. West African Flight THE four Fairey III.F aeroplanes of No. 45 (Bomber)Squadron which are making a tour in East Africa, arrived HIGH SPEED PILOTS DECORATED: On Oct. 31Flight Lieutenant J. N. Boothman, winner of the Schneider Contest and holder of the; 100-kiIometres record, and FlightLieutenant G. H. Stainforth, holder of the three-kilometres record, attended at Buckingham Palace and each wasdecorated by the King with the Air Force Cross. This photograph shows them leaving the Palace after the ceremony. DAVID CHALLENGES GOLIATH: Mr. C. A.Butler hopes to beat the existing record for a flight to Australia. He has chosen a Comper " Swift" withPobjoy engine, the smallest aircraft ever to attempt the flight to Australia. at Kano, in Northern Nigeria, on October 23. On Novem-ber 1 they left for Katsina, and next day flew to Sokoto. On the 4th they left for Niamei. Their further itinerary isas follows:—Ouagadougou, Tamale, Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast. From there they retrace their way north-wards to Ouagadougou in French territory, strike further west to Bamako, and then descend via Kankan to Free-town, the capital of Sierra Leone. Again they will turn north to Tamba Counda, and from there will traverse thewhole length of Gambia down to Bathurst. The return journey will be made straight from Bathurst to Ouaga-dougou and thence to Khartoum and Cairo. The flight is due back at Heliopolis on December 11, after visiting allfour British Colonies in West Africa and reaching the coast at three different points, Accra, Freetown and Bathurst.Short Brothers to attempt Balloon Record? WE understand that Mr. Eustace Short and Mr. OswaldShort arfi seriously interested in a scheme to make a balloon ascent to a greater height than the 10 miles achieved byProf. Piccard. The object of such an ascent would be scientific study of the upper air, and the method of makingit would naturally be similar to those employed by Prof. Piccard, namely, by using an airtight car suspendedunderneath the balloon. A height of 15 to 17 miles has been mentioned as the possible object of the ascent. Itmay be remembered that the Short family began its con- nection with aeronautics by undertaking balloon ascen'sin very early days, and Mr. Eustace Short in particular i- a very experienced aeronaut. He once had many excitin-1adventures in the Andes when he was training a party <•-'• Chilians to manage balloons. If we remember right, hfound a series of currents at different altitudes, one o' which would carry him up a certain valley with only a fevfeet of clearance between his gas bag and a rough mountaii side, while a reverse current at a different altitude wouldbring him home again. If the new project ever comes tr anything, we may feel sure that it will be backed by all theresources of science and experience. . .... 1110
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