FLIGHT RECORD

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue CXXIII, 10 April 1937, Page 9

FLIGHT RECORD

TOKIOa TO PARIS

'MARVELLOUS EFFORT*

JAPANESE TRIUMPH

(United Press Association—By - Eleetrte 11 : cr,aph—CopyrleJit. (Received April 10, 11 a.m.)' LONDON, April 9. The Japanese monoplane "Divine Wind," conveying Coronation greetings, left Le Bourget aerodrome (Paris) at 2.15 p.m. and arrived at Croydon at 3.30 p.m., completing the flight fromTokio in 3 days 22 hours, 18 minutes.

The airmen received a tumultuous

welcome.

The Under-Secretary for Air, Sit Philip Sassoon, sent' a message on behalf of British aviation .congratulating the flyers on their splendid record.;, ■',

The "Divine Wind" beat the Tokia to Paris record by 71 hours 46 minutes.

: The. av-sto-? 'tit. C. W.. A:- Scott says: "Our London '•■to' Melbourne flight. is not: comparable, with this marvellous effort, 'which shows what commercial aviation will achieve in".the;'future."

Mr. D.: LleweHyri': declares that Japan has been Catapulted '.to 'the very front of world aviation. ; ." ; .

(Brltisb Official Wireless.) (Received April 10, 11.40 a.m.j

RUGBY, April 9.

The Japanese flyers, linuma and Tsukagoshi, were cheered by a large crowd and greeted by the Japanese Ambassador, Lord Sempill, Commander' Perrin, of the Royal Aero Club, and the Director of Overseas Aviation, who handed the aviators a message from the Under-Secretary. for Air, in the absence of Lord Swinton.

Sir Philip Sassoon wrote: "It Is a pleasure to welcome-you here on behalf of British aviation "and to congratulate you on the splendid record you have established. We all appreciate the friendly spirit in which you set out from Tokio to visit us, and are glad you have reached us safely and with great success." '

' The flight .will take a 'high place among record-breaking long-distance flights of recent .years. , • •" /

.; Plights from the Far; East' to' Europe have,'been fewer than those -in1' the reverse direction. ,'ln 1934 Mrl C. J. Melrose flew; 12,000 miles from. Australia to England irf 8| days, while in the. same year r the record for .flight from England to Australia was'established by Mr. C.W.. A. Scott-and the late Mr. Campbell Black at 2 days 22 hours 58 minutes.■.. j, , /.; v,, ■/.-.. • ..'

The Post Office has made arrangements for the Japanese flyers to broadcast to Japan from the, Post Office International Telephone Exchange tomorrow afternoon.