Flights & Flyers

Trans-Atlantic. Capt. J. Errol Boyd (Canadian) and Lieut. Harry Connor, retired U. S. Navy flyer who with Roger Quincy Williams flew the old Bellanca-built Columbia non-stop from Long Island to Bermuda and back (TIME, July 7), last week flew the Columbia from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Tresco, one of the Scilly islands, 25 mi. off Cornwall, England. Theirs was the fifth heavier-than-air crossing this year, the 26th in history. They spent the night in that Arthurian Land of Lyonnesse, then continued to Croyden, their real destination. First to greet them there was Charles A. Levine, passenger on the Columbia when Clarence Chamberlin flew her across the ocean (TIME, June 13, 1927). Mr. Levine's comment: "[Boyd and Connor] took an awful chance."

They plan to fly onward to Australia, whither four other planes were bound last week.

England-Australia. Four British subjects were soloing from England to Australia last week: English Lieut. C. W. Hill who reached Siam safely; Australian Wing Commander Charles Kingsford-Smith, Atlantic & Pacific crosser, flying to marry Mary Powell at Melbourne; Captain F. R. Matthews, who crashed between Bankok and Singapore; Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, who intends to go around the world by easy stages. Last week her motor failed over the mountains near Jask, Persia. Courteous hillmen brought her mechanical aid.

Fast Frank Hawks. Captain Frank Monroe Hawks, air publicist for The Texas Co.,* last week flew the 90 mi. from Philadelphia to New York in 20 min.--an unofficial record. In the past fortnight he also: flew Detroit to Manhattan (483 mi.) in 2 hr. 41 min.; Boston to Manhattan (190 mi.) in 53 min.

Publicist Jones. Charles Sherman ("Casey") Jones, great trainer of flyers and one of the best-liked men in U. S. aviation, last week was made a vice president of Curtiss-Wright Corp. and put in charge of all the concern's public relations. A sort of promotion for him, it required his removal as president of Curtiss-Wright Flying Service. Other Curtiss-Wright personnel changes last week: Major E. H. Brainard became C. W. Flying Service president; William F. Carey turned his presidency of C.W. Airports Corp. over to Charles W. Loos and returned to his railroading; Bruce Gardner Leighton became vice president, with responsibility for sales, of C.W. Corp.'s three subsidiaries --Keystone Aircraft Corp., Wright Aeronautical Corp. and Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co.

*The company's ground publicist is Cecil ("Stu") Hawley, son of tariff-making Congressman Willis Chatman Hawley of Oregon. As chief of the company's road information service he annually motors thousands of miles at record speeds. Last August he motored from Manhattan to Los Angeles in 67 hr. 38 min., the record. Also a record was his round trip time, 141 hr. 44 min.

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