Feature UNICEF’s Welsh flyer receives a very special welcome Race pilot Marc Mosier, a dual by Robert Peters The Review ~ In Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days it took 80 days to circumnavigate the globe. Compe- Ten-year-old Vanessa Lloyd and her eight-year-old sister, Caitlin, both wore traditional Welsh cos- tumes and waited for almost four hours to greet Dr. Tom Jones on behalf of the Victoria Welsh requires rapid decisions, he said. “Tf they make a mistake in their RARBAyY x Sets ~~ ¥ choice of altitude they lose the race,” said Lamy. Ay wr Bree 3 Ady BBE S aes SSRs WG Renee aad NNN TeReview Wednesday, July 8,192 — Al6 Continued on Page A17 _ V oe E .S We’re celebrating our First year Anniversary!! 4% titors in the Round the World Air Society and UNICEF. ; é F ne Race, which touched down in Jones is an active fundraiser and é And, we’d like to introduce to YO D5 Be ee % Victoria last week, plan to finish it promoter of UNICEF in Wales. members of our great staff... Darren (who is now with y in 22 days, with time for stopovers His plane The Welsh Dragon was 7uS again)...and Jane a Nationally Licensed Stylist from 4 along the way. one of the last planes to land in ’ Edmonton! Our regular staff. Tannis, Olga, Blanche, and 4 The planes arrived at the Vic- Victoria. Carol, would like you to drop in & meet Darren & Jane and §% toria Airport June 29 following a Arriving at 10:45 p.m., after help us celebrate by taking advantage of our g 10-hour, 3,038-k flight from problems with his navigation — = a | Nome, Alaska. equipment forced him to fly most S G RE AT ex The first plane arrived shortly of the route charting his position Cc @ 4 after 7 p.m. amidst low clouds and by the sun, Jones bounded down a 3 y i a light rainfall, with the last touch- _ the steps and kissed both girls on 4 ¢ JU LY A { ing down near 12 midnight. their cheeks. /' ¢ The flight was the sixth leg of The South Park Elementary stu- y B ARG Al N | | 6 the race, which began June 20 dents raised money for UNICEF g = 30 g when 25 planes took off from _ selling bookmarks at their school. SSS 2 Geneva, Switzerland. The Victoria Flying Club hosted sa DARREN MCDONALD JANE GOROD ae | Two other planes joined the a reception for the arriving partici- cw % 44 historic race, which features air- _ pants, who stayed several nights at § 2 ce) % craft representing 13 countries, the the Empress Hotel. ¢ next day in Helsinki, Finland. During the long flight from 4 OFF ALL PRODUCTS & SERVICE 4 Once the light single or twin- _ Alaska, pilots were hampered by y . : ++PLUS++ 5 =A g engined propeller planes had low clouds and severe icing prob- _# Bring us a new client who purchases a service & we'll give you another ¢ landed the disembarking pilots lems. g 15% off. Tue.-Sat. 9:00-5:00 (evening appointments available) 4 and crews were given an official Bernard Lamy, one of the race’s @ Ca = g welcome by an RCMP constable French organizers, said the © t of 1 656-2321 a8%8 2nd St. y : ae Sy 00 arina Court | in red serge. weather is just one of many factors @-“P Qe (Behind the Landmark Building) Pe But the best reception of the day —_ which make an air race difficult. oo ¥ Ap, ary a & es x tae | was reserved for a pilot from Flying in three dimensions at an ~ “46™No eo &, suns % By a eee WT: FUTURE REC. ROOM 4S A === 3 if - ru r\y <7 FOYER iv H aie. De) | I7'xI28 UNFINISHED t UNFINISHED EA : 2x12" 10'x 1" AS SEAT. “E " a br2 br3 aE = | et C lower level first level 1350 sq. ft.