SULTAN OF MUSCAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 9

SULTAN OF MUSCAT.

Visit Paid To Croydon Aerodrome. TRIP IK A SUBMARINE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12 noon.) RUGBY, September 21. The Sultan of Muscat made a flight oyer London in an air liner during his visit to Croydon aerodrome and greatly enjoyed the experience. He also showed particular interest in light aeroplanes. A small 30 horsepower Avro-Cirrus Avian, which was housed with its wings folded in a hangar no larger than an ordinary car garage, was taken out of its shed, its wings were swung into position and the engine was started and the machine was flown off, all in 1 minute 40 seconds. At Portsmouth to-day the Sultan of Muscat embarked in submarine L 25, which then performed a number of diving exercises in Spithead, with the destroyer Empire and Truant as escorts, and the mine-sweeping sloop Ross as a target ship, at which the Sultan released a dummy torpedo. After exercises the destroyers returned to the harbour and the Ross preceded the L 25 to Southampton, where the Sultan was landed at a berth in an ocean dock. A visit to a liner followed. At Portsmouth the Sultan inspected Nelson's flagship Victory.