OCEAN FLIGHTS
ANGLO-AMERICAN RIVALRY. New York, June 3. The New York "Times" correspondent at Washington states that tho Navy Department is planning' tho construction of seaplanes equipped with six to eight engines for ocean flights. The correspondent adds that reports have been received through official channels that British firms are planning to build seaplanes for the trans-Atlantic service, equipped with twelve RollsRoyce engines.—Aus-.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. TWELVE-HOUR FLIGHT BY H.P. MACHINE. London, May 23 (delayed). A Handley Page service machine, with .a crew of eight and a load of 24,5U01b., covered 836 miles, visiting various pcinls in England and remaining in the air for twelve hours.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 215, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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107OCEAN FLIGHTS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 215, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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