Clauston Says, "Scott Has Got Us Beat"
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Sydney, Mar. 19.
A grand welcome was accorded Flying-Officer A. E. Clouston arid his companion, Mr. Victor Ricketts, on their arrival here to-day after a quick flight from England.
Some 5,000 people cheered and 4 cheered as the tired airmen emerged from their plane, having failed narrowly to beat the record of two days, four hours and 38 minutes set up by C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black in the London-Melbourne air race in 1934, emerged from their machine.
Clouston said that he was disappointed at not being able to beat the record, but added that everythii was against them. Immediately after landing at Port Darwin yesterday, the officer said; "Scott has got us beat."
Bearded and looking tired, they stated they had anxious moments in the latter stages of their flight. After leaving Singapore they encountered a blinding hail storm, which cut the fabric of their machine, while over the Timor Sea their oil filters became choked.
Mr. H. F. Broadbent, the Australian airman, who crashed on the final lap of his flight to Australia and w; found near Rambang, Java. was picked up to-day by a Netherlands naval plane and taken to Buna, on the island of Sumbava.—Reuter.
—urging rejection of the ultimatum. Instead, it demanded the maintenance of strict discipline. Subsequently, to cope with any possible trouble, reservists were ordered to stand by.
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