Thousands See Flying-boat Berthed in the Thames
Reed. 9 a.m. LONDON, Friday. Thousands are daily visiting the flying-boat Calcutta in the Thames, at Westminster. Constructionally, the machine is most interesting. Besides , passenger and luggage accommodation, there is a steward’s galley which includes a stove and an ice-chest, a lavatory and a cabin ventilated by hot and cool air. The seats are fitted with air cushions, which are instantly removable, and usable as lifebelts.
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Smoking is permitted, as the petrol is not kept in the hull. The all-metal construction ensures water-tightness and speed. The Marconi radio installation ranges 400 miles, while the petrol capacity allows of 1,000 miles, at an average speed of 100 miles. Mr. Short, the builder, declared that it would run to Marseilles and Egypt, and may eventually run to Colombo and Darwin, bringing Australia within 17 days of England.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 424, 4 August 1928, Page 9
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151Thousands See Flying-boat Berthed in the Thames Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 424, 4 August 1928, Page 9
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