NON-STOP FLIGHT.
Giant Flying Boat Circles Britain. I AVERAGE SPEED 155 M.P.H. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, February 22. The Cambria, the latest of the Imperial Airways flying boats, made a noteworthy round-Britain non-stop flight from Southampton, covering a distance of 1350 miles in 8 hours 42 minutes, averaging 155 miles an hour. The machine had sufficient petrol left for a further four hours' flying. PLEASE AUSTRALIA. GERMAN 'PLANE CHRISTENED. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 22. The Junkers aeroplane JUB6, which is making the first direct flight from Germany to Australia with passengers and mail, has been christened the "Lawrence Hargrave," in tribute to Australia's pioneer aviator. Her crew includes Chief Pilot Englebert and Flight-Captain Kommol. Total complement is 17. AIR LINER'S RECORD. DUBLIN TO CROYDON FLIGHT. RUGBY, February 22. An air liner piloted by Captain J. E. Stoney, a pilot of Irish Airways, Ltd., completed a flight from Dublin to Croydon in 1 hour 25 minutes. The machine carried three passengers, and the flight was made at the rate of about 226 miles an hour, which is considered to be a record for such a passenger-carrying air liner.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1937, Page 7
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188NON-STOP FLIGHT. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1937, Page 7
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