NON-STOP FLIGHT.
ENGLAND TO EGYPT.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS ’PLANES
(United Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, February 18.
The Imperial Airways flying-boat Caledonia, at an average speed of 170 miles an hour flew' non-stop from Southampton to Alexandria, a journey several hundred miles longer than the Atlantic crossing. The flight took 13 hours 3-3 minutes.
The aviation expert of the “Daily Telegraph” says: “The flight was not a test of the Caledonia’s range which is far greater. It was one of a series of tests in which various navigation wireless tests are being carried out. It is. Intended to make several more before attempting to cross the North Atlantic in one hop.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 111, 20 February 1937, Page 5
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