TEST AIRWAY SPANNING ATLANTIC BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND IRELAND.—These two giant British and American flying boats took off simultaneously on flights east and west to survey the route that will eventually become the first regular commercial airway carrying passengers and mail across the North Atlantic. The boats are the mighty Caledonia of Imperial Airways (shwon top), with its skipper Captain A. S. Wilcockson, and the Sikorsky clipper ship No. 3 of Pan-American Airways (below) whose commander on the flight was Captain Harold E. Gray, pictured alongside. The clipper ship left Botwood, Newfoundland arriving safely at its destination, Foynes, Ireland, after 12.5 hours flying, proceeding thence to Southampton. The Caledonia took off from Foynes for the westward crossing and came down safely at Botwood, taking approximately 2.5 hours lon ger on its trip. From there it moved to New York by way of Montreal, Canada, after spanning the 2000 miles of ocean. The flights were in the nature of teste for the planned passenger and freight routes which the two companies will operate jointly. Since then additional flights have been made.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 4

TEST AIRWAY SPANNING ATLANTIC BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND IRELAND.—These two giant British and American flying boats took off simultaneously on flights east and west to survey the route that will eventually become the first regular commercial airway carrying passengers and mail across the North Atlantic. The boats are the mighty Caledonia of Imperial Airways (shwon top), with its skipper Captain A. S. Wilcockson, and the Sikorsky clipper ship No. 3 of Pan-American Airways (below) whose commander on the flight was Captain Harold E. Gray, pictured alongside. The clipper ship left Botwood, Newfoundland arriving safely at its destination, Foynes, Ireland, after 12.5 hours flying, proceeding thence to Southampton. The Caledonia took off from Foynes for the westward crossing and came down safely at Botwood, taking approximately 2.5 hours longer on its trip. From there it moved to New York by way of Montreal, Canada, after spanning the 2000 miles of ocean. The flights were in the nature of teste for the planned passenger and freight routes which the two companies will operate jointly. Since then additional flights have been made.