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1933
1933 - 0186.PDF
l-'LIGH f, JULY 27, 1SJ33 WILEY POST FLIES ROUND THE WORLD O IK narrative last week left Mr. Wiley Post flying from Moscow towards Novosibirsk on the night of Monday 17th-Tuesday 18th. He reached the latter place at 4.19 a.m. on the Tuesday, and, after waiting a little over 2 hr., he flew on again for Irkutsk. Bad weather cut short his next stage. He meant to make Kharbarovsk, but was compelled to land at Rukhlovo at 7.30 p.m. (local time). This place is on the Chinese-Manchurian frontier. In landing he scraped low over some tree tops, and the fuselage of his machine was scratched by the branches. He pushed on, however, after a short rest, and reached Kharborovsk. He left there on Thursday morning, 20th, and flew across the Behring Sea. He did not stop at Nome, as he had been expected to do, but pushed on to Flat in Alaska, and in landing his machine tipped up and damaged the undercarriage and propeller. He at once sent a message to Fairbanks for a relief aeroplane to be sent to him, and Joe Crosson, a well-known Alaskan pilot, flew from Fairbanks carrying a new propeller to him. Mr. Post resumed his "flight on Friday 21st, landed at Fairbanks, and almost at once set off again for Edmonton in Canada. On Saturday 22nd he reached Floyd Bennett Aerodrome at Brooklyn at mid night, and received a great welcome. Gen. Balbo and several of the Italian Royal Air Force officers were among those who greeted him. Mr. Post, who is an American Indian from Texas, and has only one eye, accomplished his circuit of the world in 7 days 18 hr. 50 min. He has thus beaten the time set up by himself and Harold Gatty, the Australian, which was 8 days 15 hr. 51 min. In each flight the same machine was used, namely, a Lockheed " Vega " named Winnie Mae. The engine is a Pratt & Whitney 450-h,p. " Wasp." As pre viously reported, a Sperry Automatic Pilot was fitted, and assisted considerably in relieving the pilot of much of the exertion of such an arduous flight. WINNIE MAE—WINNIE DID : Wiley Post's Lockheed " Vega " (Pratt & Whitney " Wasp ") which for the second time has done a " left-hand circuit " of the Northern Hemisphere. His second trip was completed in 7 days 18 hr. 50 min., thus bettering his first by 21 hr. 1 min. Air Aid for Police A STORY with no little significance comes up from Hampshire. Poachers were reported to be working a field, and a representative of the law was warned to keep a look out for them. While searching for the miscreants the minion of the law perceived a machine belonging to the Hampshire Light Aeroplane Club in a field. Being of a bright disposition, he decided to utilise it. Requesting the pilot to fly low over the surrounding country, he eagerly scanned the ground beneath. The poachers were spotted and, much to their surprise and probable indignation, noted one of the cockpits contained the well-known blue uniform. They fled. It is reported, however, that the policeman recognised one of them, who was later captu A smart piece of work for which it is hoped reward forthcoming in the shape of a growth of stripes on a manly arm. Missing Italian Seaplane AN Italian seaplane of the Aero Espresso, ""' operates between Athens and the Island of Rhodes, «t Phaleron for Rhodes at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the is™ inst., with a crew of four and two passengers ;h On its non- 750 arrival at Rhodes, Italian and Greek destroyers and sea planes searched the sea round the Cyclades and Saronic Gulf. It is feared that the missing machine na- been forced down by a gale.
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