New Flying Boats For Empire Air Lines
PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN VISIT Arrangements are being made for one of the new Empire flying boats to visit Australia and New Zealand. The visit will take the form of a goodwill flight to Australia and a survey flight to New Zealand. The date of the flight is dependent on the Commonwealth Government. It may be made before the coronation. Ono of tho long-range boats will be used, and it is expected that it will make a sevenday flight to Sydney, and, after a short stay, proceed with the survey flight to New Zealand before returning to Britain. Captain P. G. Taylor, most experienced living traustasman flier, has offered fullest co-operation with Imperial Airways, provided Australian aud New Zealand pilots and engineers are employed on the route. "In my opinion the Empire flying boats are by far the most advanced flying boat service in any part of the world, and on performance figures, they would be an ideal craft for the transtasman service," said Captain Taylor. A number of Australian pilots are expected to be sent to England next year to train on the Empire flying boats. Quantas-Empire Airways pilots are to fly the 18-ton air mail flying boats on the Singapore-Australian section.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 17, 21 January 1937, Page 3
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