NON-STOP FLIGHT
Flying-boat Carries Out Big
Test Cruise.
Press Association—Copyright. London, Feb. 18,
The Imperial Airways flying-boat Caledonia, averaging 170 miles an hour, flew non-stop from Southampton to Alexandria, a distance several hundred miles greater than the Atlantic crossing. The flight occupied 13 hours 35 minutes.
The Daily Telegraph’s aviation expert says that the flight was not a test of the Caledonia's range, which is far greater. It was one of a series in which various navigational and wireless tests were carried out. It is intended to make several more *before attempting to cross the North Atlantic in one hop.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 365, 20 February 1937, Page 5
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100NON-STOP FLIGHT Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 365, 20 February 1937, Page 5
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