RAF. FLIGHT
SINGAPORE TO JAPAN
FIRST VISIT OF ITS KIND
(British Official Wireless.) j (Received December 6, 9 a.m.)' s
RUGBY, December 5. !
Arrangements are being made, with' the permission of the Japanese Government, for a squadron of the Royal Air Force to carry out a flight from Singapore to Japan, the first visit of its kind. The cruise will be undertaken by the No. 205 Squadron, equipped with short .Singapore flying-boats. It will begin about the middle of February, and will be completed in the second week of March. The length of the round flight will be approximately 7000 miles.
The route for the outward journey will be Singapore, Sarawak, Philippine Islands, Hong Kong, Amoy (China), Shanghai, Kagoshima, Tokio, Takyama, or some other place approved by the Japanese Government. The visit to Japan will last about a week..
Air-Commodore Smith, commanding the Royal Air Force in the Far East, will accompany the squadron, three flying-boats being employed, with a total crew of 25 officers and airmen. Facilities are also being sought from other Governments to enable the squadron to fly over and alight at ports in their territories.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 137, 6 December 1935, Page 9
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189RAF. FLIGHT Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 137, 6 December 1935, Page 9
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