TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRCRAFT.
: BIG GERMAN SCHEME. HEADQUARTERS 12* SPAIN. (Uerclved 10.30 n.m.) BERLIN, November 24. Dr. Hugo Kckcncr, Count Zeppelin's one-time colleague, is Ihe chief promoter of the Cadis-Buenos Ayree Air Service. A company is bcin? formed in fcipain in order to evade the provisions of the Peace Treaty, forbidding Germany to build and use trans-Atlaniic aircraft. The working capital is equivalent to i/2,700,0i)0, of which Spanish banks have provided £1,7.">0,000\, the government guaranteeing the interest. The organisation and direction are in German hands, and German crciVß will be carrie-l. Tho craft will be bnilt in Spain and Argentina. It i>- intended to start a bi-weekly service for merchandise and passengers, who pay £100 passage money, the duration of the passage being 00 hours.— (A. and XZ Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 281, 25 November 1921, Page 5
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127TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRCRAFT. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 281, 25 November 1921, Page 5
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