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FLIGHT, OCTOBER 13, 1932 Qirisms from Our Flying Princes ON October 5 the Prince of Wales and Prince George flew from Stockholm to Korsnas, in the Gavle timber districts in North Sweden, to visit the big sawmill and ironworks there. Weather conditions were far from ideal, the journey being made through heavy snow and rain storms. The Princes, accompanied by the Crown Prince of Sweden, Sir Godfrey Thomas, the British Minister, and Mrs. Clark-Kerr, flew in a three-engined Junkers seaplane, Sodermanland, of the Aerotransport Co., piloted by Capt. Ernst Roll. They were escorted bv three other seaplanes in charge of Capt. Tornberg. The return flight to Stock holm was accomplished later in the day under much better weather conditions. The Princes were due to leave Sweden by air for England on October 12. Von Gronau Forced Down HERR VON GRONAU, the German airman who is making a world flight in a Junkers seaplane, was forced down into the sea, by engine trouble, off the coast of Burma on October 10. He was picked up with his companions by the British seamer Karagola, which took his machine in tow. Grierson Back in England MR. JOHN GRIERSON, who recently flew to Moscow and Somarkand, arrived at Brooklands on October 5, having thus completed a flight of some 8,750 miles. Mr. Grierson stated that his experiences in Russia were not particularly pleasant, for he was in trouble with the authorities all the time and the food he had was by no means good. Another World Flight BY the time this week's issue of FLIGHT reaches its readers, Mr. Arthur Loew, Vice-President in charge of the foreign department of the Loew Theater Corporation and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and his pilot, Capt. James Dickson, should have reached Melbourne, Australia, on the first overland hop of an around-the-world-in-eighty- d.iys business trip they are making. The object of Mr. Loew's flight is the strengthening of relations by personal contact with foreign distributors of M.G.M. pictures. He will pick up and set down business associates along the way. The aeroplane Cn.pt. James Dickson is piloting is the Spirit of Fun, owned by Hal Roach, of Hal Roach Studios, which has already flown through Mexico and Central America, and early this year made a 16,500-miles round trip to South America in 95 hr. flying time, at an average cruising speed of 174 m.p.h. In June of this year the same aeroplane broke the transcontinental passenger-carry ing record in a 14 hr. 49 min. trip from New York to Lcs Angeles. It is a standard Lockheed " Orion " model, with retractable landing gear and has 160 gallons petrol and 12 gallons oil capacity. On September 23 the " Orion " left the Clover Field Airport and flew to Wilmington (Los Angeles), landing in a street of that town and taxying towards the steamship docks. From there it was put on board the s.s. Monterey, of the Matson Line, and fastened down on the top shuffleboard deck for the crossing to Sydnev, Australia, where the present globe-encircling flight actually commenced. If the schedule planned is adhered to, Mr. Loew and Capt. Dickson will reach their starting point in just about the 80 days deemed so preposterous for a world tour in Jules Verne's time. The itinerary of the Spirit of Fun will be as follows: — Sept. 23, leave Los Angeles aboard S.S. Monterey, of Matson Line ; Oct. 13, arrive Sydney, Australia : Oct. 15, Melbourne, Australia ; Oct. 16, Adelaide, Australia ; Oct. 17, Alice Springs and Wyndham, Australia ; Oct. 18. Kupang. Surabaya, Dutch East Indies ; Oct. 19-20, Batavia, Java ; Oct. 21, Singapore: Oct. 22, Penang and Bangdon ; Oct. 23, Hanoi, French Indo-China, and Hong Kong ; Oct. 24, Shanghai, plane will remain here while Mr. Loew visits Japan ; Oct. 31, Hong Kong ; Nov. 1, Hanoi : Nov. 2, Mandaya, Burma, and Calcutta, India : Nov. 4, Agra and Bombay ; Nov, 6, Karachi, and Task, Persia ; Nov. 7, Basra and Baghdad, Iraq ; Nov. 8, Jerusalem, and Assuan, Egypt; Nov. 9, Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan; Nov. 10, Kenya Colony and Tanganyika Territorv ; Nov. 11, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, and Johannesburg; Nov. 14, Capetown; Nov. 20, Cairo, Egvpt (via above route) ; Nov. 21, Athens : Nov. 22, Rome ; Nov. 23, Madrid ; Nov. 24, Paris ; Nov. 26, London ; Nov. 30, sail from Le Havre for New- York on board S.S. lie de France, of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. The Altitude Record IT is announced by the Royal Aero Club that the Federation Aeronautique Internationale has recognised as the world's altitude record for aeroplanes the flight made Tour Winds by Mr. C. F. Uwins on a Vickers " Vespti, " biplane (supercharged Bristol " Pegasus " engine) on September 16. He then reached a height of 13,404 metres (43,976 ft.). The previous record, set up in the United States, was 43,100 ft. Lord Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air, has sent the following message to Mr. C. F. Uwins, of the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., on his successful attempt to break the aeroplane altitude record:—" On behalf of Air Council I send warm congratulations on winning the aeroplane height record for Great Britain, which has now been con firmed by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. Your success is a tribute alike to your own skill and the efficiency of the British aircraft and engine used." French Air Scandal A GREAT sensation has been caused in France by charges brought by M. Andre Bouilloux-Lafont, a former director of the Aeropostale Company, against M. Emmanuel Chaumie, Director of Civil Aviation, and M. Paul Louis Weiller, a director of the Gnome-Rhone Com pany. The charge was made that the majority of the shares in the Gnome-Rhone Company were sold to the German Lufthansa, and that the official had been bribed to agree to the transaction. M. Chaumie has been declared to be exonerated of the charge. The charge was based on some documents, which have since been declared to be forgeries. In consequence two men named Lucien Collin and J. de Lubersac have been arrested. A Privately Owned Seaplane ANYTHING new in the way of privately owned aircraft is always of interest, and this is particularly so in the case of the machine owned by Mr. C. W. T. Guthrie, son of the late Sir James Guthrie, the famous portrait painter and president of the Scottish Academy. This machine, which was recently delivered to him by Capt. R. H. Stocken, the well-known test pilot and aeronautical con sultant, is a " Moth " (Gipsy I), fitted with metal floats manufactured by Short Bros. During the trip up from the south, Capt. Stocken had to land, owing to bad weather, at Felixstowe, Hornsea Mere and Blyth. He found as a general rule that no facilities were as yet available for privately owned seaplanes, but Hornsea Mere is an exception, as this was used by the R.N.A.S. during the war. Should any other users of seaplanes wish to alight there they are asked to obtain permission in the first place from Mr. Holmes, Kirkholme Boat House, Horn sea (Hornsea 23). There is good anchorage, and both petrol and oil can be obtained. At Blyth, the King's Harbour Master, Capt. Wilkinson, was found to be very helpful, while the Shell-Mex & B.P. representative did all that was necessary in the way of fuel service. If landing at Blyth, the pilot would be well advised to telephone the company's representative beforehand, as in the present case a misunderstanding caused the preparation of a 2,000- gallon tanker to supply the 10 gallons of petrol which were required! Mr. Guthrie lives at Row, on the Gare Loch, where he has built his own hangar and slipway, and a short stay with him, during which a great deal of flying was done, convinced Capt. Stocken that a light seaplane such as this is an ideal means of seeing to the full the beautv of the Scottish scenery. After his experience with this craft he is of the opinion that some form of pusher machine, or at least one where the airscrew is not directly in front of the machine near the floats is necessary, and that it should also have a self-starter, water rudders, special protection from corrosion and be designed so that picking up moorings is an easy job. Indian Air Force THE Government of India Gazette says that the Indian Air Force Act became operative on October 8, when " the Governor-General is pleased to establish an Indian Air Force, and direct that the said force shall consist of such corps and units as may hereafter be constituted by order of the Government of India, and for purposes of com mand, control, and discipline shall be placed under the control of the Air Officer Commanding His Majesty's Air Forces in India."
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