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PROJECTED SOLO FLIGHT IN MOTH AEROPLANE (British Official Wireless.) Kugby, September 17. A trans-Atlantic solo flight in a Moth aeroplane next month is projected by Lieutenant - Commander MacDonald. Commander MacDonald owns a machine which has a small 85 horsepower engine. He recently made a tour across Europe to Syria after only eight hours’ flying experience. By crossing the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland he hopes to complete the first flight of the kind with a small aeroplane. BERLIN-NANKING SERVICE (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) Shanghai, September 17. Herr Schmidt representing the Lufthansa interests, is reported to have secured tlie approval of the Nanking Goveniujent to establish a weekly air service from Berlin to Nanking via Irkutsk, occupying approximately 140 hours. The service is expected to commence shortly. HEAVIER-THAN-AIR MACHINES FIRST FLIGHT IN BRITAIN (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, September 16. With a view to deciding who made the first flight in a heavier-than-air machine in the British Isles, the Royal Aero Club lias set up a special committee, of which Lord Gorell has consented to be chairman, to investigate the claims to early flights.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 300, 19 September 1928, Page 11
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189ACROSS ATLANTIC Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 300, 19 September 1928, Page 11
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