AERIAL VOYAGES.
LONDON TO CAPETOWN. (By Cable.—Prwsa Association.—Copyriflit.) (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association^ LONDON, January 17. The Air Ministry is preparing an experimental airplane flight to Capetown shortly. The trip will probably take a week or a fortnight. . No attempt will be made at a speed record. the purpose of the flight being to demonstrate the best route. i A LONG TRIP TO INDIA. LONDON,. January 16. The Hundley-Page machine which arrived in India is Colonel MacEwan's four-engined giant. The journey lasted a month. The aviator experienced bad weather throughout. Fog delayed the early stages. MAIL SERVIci TO PARIS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 20th, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, January 18. The first aeroplane post flight carried despatches from Hendon to Versailles in 106 minutes, and returned in under two hours.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16426, 21 January 1919, Page 7
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132AERIAL VOYAGES. Press, Volume LV, Issue 16426, 21 January 1919, Page 7
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