WAR IN THE AIR.
A GREAT FLIGHT
BRITISH AVIATOR'S REMARKABLE EXPLOIT. (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Austraiian and N.Z. Cable Aseociation.) (Router's Telegrams.) LONDON, November 23. The Admiralty reports:-"- . "A successful raid in the vicinity 01 Constantinople was carried out by a British bombing aeroplane of the HanaIcy Page type, which flew from England to the Mediterranean base l»y eight stages. ... The aviator occasionally mot \ strong winds and rain-storms. One stretch of 200 miles was entirely oier mountainous country. ~ Tlie total flight was 2000 miles, the machine being actually 31 hours in tno air.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16068, 26 November 1917, Page 7
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