Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-22 | Page 5 | Famous Airman Greets Fiancee on Return Home

iI fAMOUS AIRMAN GREETS FIANCEE ON RETURN HOME Smith Kingsford Gets Big Ovation on Landing at Sydney SYD SYDNEY EY N. N S. S W. W Oct 22 2 A AP P PArter Arter After an nn eight months' months absence during which he flew nearly around I the world worM and back again Wing Commander Charles Smith today returned to his fiancee Miss Mary Powell whom he ho will marry late next month The Tho pretty girl sirl modishly clad In Sn black and white left her sickbed to greet him hint at Mascot airdrome as he arrived from Sydney Sydne f escorted by br eighteen planes completing a rec- rec record 01 old ord d breaking flight which has brought Sydney Sydne to within less than thirteen days das of ot England WAVED HER KISSES She waved as he hl circled the field once or twice and land landed but it was not until he lie taxied his little single machine across the field toward the official dais that ho tio saw h hr r and waved kisses at her When ho he stopped his plano plane and throttled its motor she ran out to meet him and sho she took his hand as ns ashe ashe he stepped from tho the cockpit They embraced and nd talked rolled smilingly and happily as they walked toward the cheering crowd of or more She Sho led him to his parents and SHE'S VERY HAPPY the official reception committee and stood by hint him as they bade him welcome wel como come and ho spoke Into a microphone micro micro- phone Afterward she rode rodo with him In a a. triumphal procession through th the streets of S Sydney to the homo home of ot his parents at Lane Cove I am very happy she told newspapermen newspapermen newspapermen news news- tearful tearfully