MYSTERY FLIGHT
PLANE COMES DOWN REVEALS GERMAN AMBITIONS By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 1 p.m. BERLIN, Tuesday. A transatlantic seaplane came down at Schellingwouide, after a flight of 135 miles. It was revealed that it was a German mystery flight, which long had been in preparation secretly on an isolated island in the North Sea to outwipe the Bremen and Europa disappointment. The machine used was a Junkers D 1230. The flight was planned via Lisbon to the Azores, thence to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, and New York. It is reported that the Severs Aviation Company and the HamburgAmerika Line were joint backers. —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 167, 5 October 1927, Page 9
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