New York, Aug. 23.
The annual Atlantic fight." son" is now open. Mr. Aollision has. just arrived across and. three parties of aviators hopped off from Kew York all bound for Europe. fats." Mollison himself: will follow in fa day or two, 'The aeroplane _in which' two Norwegians, Thor Solberg and Carl Petersen, are attempting a non-stop ight. from New York to Oslo in Norway has crashed yesterday at Placentua "Bay, west of Harbour race. The fo, men, were unhurt mut their plane is badly dani Another™ pair of trans-Atlantic fliers, Clyde Lee and John Bochkon, who are flying in. a plane called "Green Mountain Boy," landed at! [Harbour Grace yesterday en route to Norway. They hopped off to-day for their destination.
Finally, the "fying family" con- 5, sisting of Mr. and. Mrs, George /Hutehinson, (Americans), with two young daughters, eight and six, Jand a crew of four took off for St. John's New Brunswick, intending. to make for Edinburgh in Scotland by way of New Brunswick, Harbour Grace, Greenland and ' Iceland.—Reuter, London, Aug. 22.
New York is feting Mr. J. A. Mollison for his flight across' the Atlantic and he has" been deluged th invitations to parties.
ted that he will make his return flight to England shortly] probabl; this week, Moth plane with its His Gipsy engine is, he Says, in perfect rendition and requires no attention, This is borne out by the report to the makers, Messrs. de Havilland, from New York engineers who say that the machine does not" appear to have been flown 50 miles and is quite ready for the return journey.
The machine consumed only gallons of all during 80 hours flying. As Mr. Mollison can depend. on following winds for the return fight and as he will have a long north to south coastline ahead of him he expects the return flight to be easier. He will shape a course for Croydon.—Reuter.
Oslo, Aug. 27.
Anxiety is increasing here owing to the entire absence. of news. garding the two young American filers, Clyde Lee and John Bochker who hopped off from Harbour Grae Nevfoundand, on Thursday ina attempt to fly to Norway.
"They left. Barre, Vermont, on Tuesday and flew t Harbour Grace in their aeroplane "Green Mountain Boy," reaching there on Wednesday.—Reuter.
New York, Aug. 28.
Mr. J. A. Mollison hopped off on his return journey across the Atlantic at 11.50 this morning. He spent the night at St. Johns, New Brunswick, "after having landed safely in the field at Nerepis, 18 miles from St, Johns, the fox pro-venting him from landing at the: airport there.
From St. Johns he took off for Harbour Grace where he will refuel for Crovidon. The flier carried no food except for the Atlantic, and that consisted merely of a few rais. ins, a little barley sugar and brandy.—Reuter.
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