AVIATION
PLANE FOR TASMAN SERVICE.
(United Press Association—By Electro ' Telegraph—Copyright),
LONDON, June 8
The “Daily Telegraph’s” aeronautical editor discloses that the new seaplanes, Ao-te-aroa, Awarua and Australia, can fly a mile,to the gallon with 21) tons all-up weight, cruising 150 miles hourly. Each is equipped with an automatic dome for navigational observation or file planets. *"
INDIAN OCEAN SURVEY.
(Australian Press A^ociation).
SYDNEY June 7
The official correspondent cabled: The Guba, anchored under Direction Island, care having to be exercised when alighting, to avoid coral out-crops which might hole the hull of the flying boat. A launch-came out, and showed the- way inshore. The Guba. is now riding on the lagoon, to its own anchor. “We made an excellent flight from Batavia, and saw some of the inhabitants of Christmas Island. This is the first time they have been visited by any type of aircraft. The Residents waved to us, while Captain Taylor was survevincr the island.
“Wo rail into thick cloud, with occasional breaks thereafter, and the Cocos Islands were located with extreme difficulty. We had to descend to, 1,000 feet in order to get a glimpse of the sea. A, complete survey of the Cocos Islands will begin to-day.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1939, Page 6
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