FLIGHT ROUTE CHOSEN
BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA BIG VICKERS AIRPLANE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.13 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. Flying-Officer Moir informed the Australian Press Association that the route which he and Flying-Officer Owen will take in their flight to Australia will be as follows r Malta, Benghazi, Cairo, Ramleh, Bagdad, Basra, Bushire, Bunder Abbass, Karachi, Agra, Calcutta, Akyab, Bangkok, Singora, Singapore, Batavia, Sourabaya, Bima and Darwin.
Oil and petrol supplies have been laid down at the places named, but landings will not necessarily be effected at all the routes ehosen, because the Vickers-Vellore machine, which definitely is the biggest ever to be flown to Australia, will need careful handling. Despite its size its speed is not actually fast, the cruising range being 80 to 85 miles an hour, as it is built to lift and carry heavy loads. It is expected to be ready for tests at the week-end.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 593, 20 February 1929, Page 9
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154FLIGHT ROUTE CHOSEN Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 593, 20 February 1929, Page 9
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