THE AIRWAY
BRITISH PLANES. ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA. FURTHER ADVANCEMENT. [While the whole world marvelled at the perfoirm-ance of a Zeppelin British workmen were quietly building an airship twice as large. In the following cable received by the Hawera Star at noon to-day, it will be seen that while the Germans are patting themselves on the back because of their splendid record in the air, Britain has actually arranged for mooring masts, with electric passenger lifts, for an air service to Australia.] BY CABLE—I’EESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT (Received Nov. 18, 11.50 a.m.)
LONDON, Nov. 17. The Air Ministry is establishing the first intermediate airship station on the Anglo-Australian route, at Ismalia where it is erecting a novel mooringmast equipped with electric passenger m{ tS ’ re^ uelliu g and gassing plants. Ihe Ministry is planning to build a giant shed and mooring mast in India probably at Delhi. ’
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 November 1924, Page 5
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145THE AIRWAY Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 November 1924, Page 5
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