Los Angeles, Nov. 5.
The aeroplane in which Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith this week landed here after his trans-Pacific flight was attached to-day in connection with claims for debts." allegedly unpaid fat the time of his 1028 flight to Australia In. the Southern Cross.
The alleged creditors claimed a total of $1,750 was due to them from the. previous trans-oceanic Might. W, Stannage, manager of the fight just! concluded, "said that tha attachment of the plane "appears to, be a publicity stunt Ail debts Incurred in connection with the 1028 fight were patd by 'Allen, Haeecock. Sir Charles' backer, Mr. Stannage sald—United Press, New Mo urs for Scott, London. Nov. 6.
Messrs. C: W.A. Scott and 7. Campbell Black, winners of the rear Victorian Centenary air race from London to Melbourne, have been the reelplonte of new honours.
"According to an announcement today, the Royal Aeronautical Society has decided to award the British silver medal for aeronautics to the American Flight Record Broken president of the. American regent of the. Ameri Les brake his own record to-day troic-continental commercial plane fight from. Burbank, California, to Newark, New Jersey, in twelve hours, three minutes and. 60 seconds. The Aisance is 2600 miles 'Captain Rickenbacker' plane which averaged, 221° phy but at, times touched. 291 mph. la one of. the machines similar to tht flown by the Netherlands airmen, K. D, Parmenter fu. Moll i the recent England {o"Ausralia handicap vase in which Six persons were carried in Captain Rlckenbacker's aeroplane, which made one halt at Kansas City—
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