WORLD FLIGHT.
NEXT BRITISH PLAN. (Received August 4 at 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 3. Captain Guest announced in th? House of Commons that the British Empire Air League is organising a fly-ing-boat flight round the world, commencing in October. A special machine is being constructed. The crew will consist of Captains Mclntosh (now a cross-Channel pilot), McClough ty, and Timms (Air Ministry Navigation Expert). It is proposed to complete the whole flight of 32,000 miles, with one machine, which will carry large supplies of petrol, spare, parts and the latest wireless equipment.
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Grey River Argus, 5 August 1922, Page 5
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92WORLD FLIGHT. Grey River Argus, 5 August 1922, Page 5
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