OCEAN AERODROMES

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1929, Page 1

OCEAN AERODROMES

GREAT AMERICAN ’ PLAN. FOR ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE. . Per Dress Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, June 10. The “Daily Chronicle's” air correspondent says:—i'lie first floating aerodrome, which is being designed as a fuelling station for a trans-Atlantic aeroplane service, is being built in America, on behalf of an influential syndicate, which proposes to establish an air mail between America and Europe. A new system of deep-sea mooring has boon devised and the top ol the island will he flexible*, so that it will be able safely to ride out the roughest weather. If this experiment is successful, similar islands will bo moored ever\ few hundred miles between the United States and the west coast of U'chuiil. The first islands will be manned by a small crew, sufficient to reiucl the aeroplanes, but later on, larger islands, with restaurants and sleeping rooms will be established. A '.representative of the syndicate is now in Ireland in connection uith the scheme, which is to make lieland the terminal point of all ol the transAtlantic air routes to northern Europe.