FIRST TRIP.
ATLANTIC SERVICE.
British Flying Boat Takes Off From Shannon.
MR- DE VALERA CHEERS
United p resß Association-copyright. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. Fovn G fl ? ing boat Caledonia left Fojnes, Limerick, Ireland, at 757 * ** ° f *" «" folk led by Mr. de Valera, the Cale fnto a th taXied , OVer the Shan -" «d «- into the vast space of the Atlantic. av£t!o« di W t .*™ 0W to make histor v in flight is successful, and the way will aAZrITJIT the Cale donia received progress ted She W&S ™ akin S «ood d Jrn? Ca,^ donia . carrie * 2320 gallons of P ? tro . L 0 Her weight at taking-off was about 21 tons. She has four 910 horse! power engines and will consume petrol at the rate of half a ton per houiC
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 158, 6 July 1937, Page 7
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