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FLIGHT, APRIL 8, 1932 CUrium fqwi tke dwt, W-utcU Fraulein Beinhorn's Flight to Australia FRAULEIN ELLI BEINHORN, the German girl pilot, who left Berlin on December 4 last on a trip to Australia, has at last, after many adventures, reached Port Darwin, where she arrived on March 22. She continued on her journey across Australia on March 24. Mile. Hilz Reaches Madagascar THE French airwoman, Mile. Maryse Hilz, who set out from Le Bourget on January 31 for Madagascar, has just completed an adventurous flight to that island—being the first Frenchwoman to accomplish the flight. It will be remembered that she made a forced landing near Niamey last February, and Vicomte de Sibour flew to her assist ance last month, thus enabling her to continue on her journey. She reached Madagascar—after flying off her course owing to compass trouble—-on April 3. Vicomte de Sibour Back in France VICOMTE DE SIBOUR and his wife, daughter of Mr. Gordon Selfridge, arrived back at Le Bourget on March 23 from Central Africa, where he flew to the assistance of Mile. Hilz. The R.A.F. Singapore-Darwin Flight THE three Supermarine " Southampton " flying-boats of No. 205 F.B. Squadron which recently flew from Singa pore to Port Darwin, started on the return flight on March 30. Mr. Mollison Returning Home MR. J. A. MOLLISON, who recently flew from England to Cape Town in 4£ days, sailed from Cape Town for England in the Carnarvon Castle on April 1 ; his " Puss Moth " was on board. The King's congratulations to Mr. J. A. Mollison on his " wonderful flight " to Cape Town were conveyed to him through the Governor-General on March 30. King Albert's Congo Visit ESCORTED by three R.A.F. machines, King Albert of Belgium, who is visiting the Congo, arrived at Butiaba, Lake Albert, in an Imperial Airways machine on March 30. He was met by Sir William Gowers, Governor of Uganda, and later embarked in the steamer, Robert Croydon, accompanied by the Governor, for Kasenyi, the Congo port on the lake. A Roumanian Venture ON March 30 a Roumanian airman, Prince Ionel Ghica, left Bucharest on an attempt to break the record for a flight from there to Saigon, French Indo China, and back. He reached Aleppo in the afternoon. Prince Ghica is flying a special machine built for King Carol II of Roumania by the Societatea Exploatair Technice. This machine, the S.E.T. 61, is illustrated on this page, and the following particulars may, perhaps, be of interest. It is fitted with a 240-h.p. Lorraine " Mizar " air-cooled radial engine, with Levasseur metal airscrew ; span, 9,80 m. (32 ft.) ; wing area, 24 m2. (258 sq. ft.) ; total weight, 1,350 kg. (2,976 lb.) ; speed range, 80-210 k.p.h. (49.7-130.5 m.p.h.) ; cruising speed, 190 k.p.h. (118.6 m.p.h.) ; ceiling, 5,500 m. (18,045.5 ft.) ; range, 1,500 km. (932 miles). Shell spirit and Aero-Shell oil are being used on this flight. The " Biarritz " gets to Australia THE three French aviators, de Verneilh, Max Deve and Munch, who left Paris on March 6 in the three-engined Couzinet monoplane Biarritz (three " Gipsy III " engines), have arrived at their first destination, Australia. Inciden tally, this is the first time that a French aeroplane has flown from France to Australia. The Biarritz arrived at Batavia on March 21, and on March 23 it continued on to Bima, where it arrived about 6 p.m., after a flight of nearly 1,000 miles. On March 24 the flight was continued to Kupang. The next day an unsuccessful attempt was made to take off with full load, but it was not until March 26 that the machine was able to get away (presum ably rains had made the aerodrome soft), and safely make the sea crossing to Port Darwin. The journey was con tinued on March 28 to Camooweal via Daily Waters, and on the 29th the flight was made from there to Longreach. The next stage will be to Brisbane via Charleville, and then will follow the long sea crossing to New Caledonia. Still, with three " Gipsy III " engines, the Biarritz should do it safely. Bleriot Factory Resumes Activities THE Bleriot aircraft factory at Suresnes, which closed down last December, reopened on April 1. Although an additional payment by the State on account of a large 4-engined all-metal aeroplane now under construction has enabled a resumption of work, M. Bleriot stated that he will be forced to close down again in a few months unless, they receive a greater measure of Government support. British Air Transport, Ltd. DURING the past fortnight there have been certain changes in the policy and control of British Air Transport, Ltd., of Croydon, the well-known flying school and air-taxi operators. The goodwill and assets have been acquired by new interests who will pursue a policy of expansion and development of the existing business of the company. The new directors are:—Mr. W. F. Jennings, M.I.Mech.E. ; Mr. W. G. Laidlaw, F.R.G.S., and Capt. Anderson, D.S.O., D.F.C., who has been chief pilot to the company since its inception, The company will continue to concen trate on tuition and air-taxi work and passenger flights of various kinds. The British Air Transport fleet is, of course, an exceptionally varied one, combining as it does " Moths," " Avians," " Klemms " and " Puss Moths " ; and the company specialises in the training of " A " and " B " licence pilots and in providing night-flying facilities. A ROUMANIAN VENTURE : The S.E.T. 61 on which Prince Ghica is attempting a record flight from Bucharest to Saigon, Indo China (see above). (Photo, Shell-Mex &• B.P-, Ltd.) 309
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