THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
FLYING TO ATHENS. (CJMTBD PBEBS ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTBIC TELEORAPK—COPYRIGHT.) BAGDAD, July 7. The Southern Cross arrived here after making a brief halt at Basra. The monoplane leaves for Athens tomorrow.—Australian Press Association. [The Southern Cross fivers hav> «. good ma-gin left in which to reduce the record timo established by Squad-ron-Leader Here rimkiei' on Ins sujo flight from England to Australia in February, 1928, in 154 days. The distance from Bagdad to Athens is 1250 miles, and from Athens to London about 1500, both hon* hein«r 'veil within the capacity of the Southern Cross. The Southern Cross has so far —up to Monday—been 12 days on the flight from Australia.]
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 11
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