JAPANESE PLANE
GOODWILL FLIGHT ENDED “DIVINE WIND” AT CROYDON. Fliers’ Splendid Record. Press Association—Copyright, deceived 10.5 p.m. London, April 9. The Japanese goodwill plane, “Divine Wind,” arrived at Croydon to-day at 330 p.m. It has come for the Coronation, as a gesture of friendship. The “Divine Wind” completed the flight in 94 hours, 18 minutes. The airmen received a tumultuous welcome. Sir Phillip Sassoon sent a message of behalf of British aviation, congratulating the fliers on their splendid record. The “Divine Wind” beat the Tokio-Paris record by 71 hours, 46 minutes. Mr. Scott, the famous airman, says: “Our flight from London to Melbourne cannot be compared with this marvellous effort, which shows what commercial aviation will achieve in the future.” It is pointed out that Japan has catapulted to the very front in world aviation.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 404, 10 April 1937, Page 5
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135JAPANESE PLANE Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 404, 10 April 1937, Page 5
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