New Guinea

’Planes

Refusal to Insure Single- Engined Type

IT was learned in Sydney recently that Lloyds had definitely decided to refuse insurance to single-en gined ’planes in New Guinea. fc is believed that this decision is due to recent accidents on the New Guinea goldfields, where mostly single engined planes have been operating. It will have far-reaching effects on the New Guinea air fleets.

At present there are 13 planes en gaged in transporting passengers and

freight from Lae and Salamoa, on the coast, up to Wau and Bulolo, in the New Guinea goldfields.

Of these planes, only three are tri meter ed. They are the G3l Junkers, two of which are owned by Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. and the third is part of the Guinea Airways Fleet. Guinea Airways, which is the senior company on the field, has seven other planes —single-engined Junkers and Moths.

The Pacific Aerial Transport Co. has a single-engined Junker and single engined Moth. This company’s new Fokker is also of the single-engined type.

The only other plane on the field is the well-known Sydney air-liner, Can berra. This single-engined machine has been flying since June. Captain Hol den is the pilot.