AVIATOR BEFORE ROYALTY
AN EXPENSIVE PASTIME. By Cable—Press As«ooiation.—Copyright. London, February 2. In response to a Royal command, Sopwith flew from Brooklands to Windsor, and carried out a series of evolutions in the presence of the King, Queen, and young princes. Vickers, Son and Maxim are completing the Admiralty's airship. The ship will have an a'uminium framework, and the envelope will consist of 46,000 square yards of the finest silk, rendering it waterproof and gas-proof. The silk costs a guinea a yard.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 231, 4 February 1911, Page 5
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82AVIATOR BEFORE ROYALTY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 231, 4 February 1911, Page 5
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