BRITAIN’S FASTEST MAIL CARRIER

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7185, 17 June 1933, Page 7

BRITAIN’S FASTEST MAIL CARRIER

200 m.p.h. for Empire Routes WILL CARRY HALF TON OF MAIL United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Received Friday, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, June IG. Britain’s fatest mail carrier, a twinengined Boulton and Paul ’plane built to the order of the Air Ministry, made a successful demonstration flight at Norwich. The machine is designed for tho Empire routes and is capable of a thousand mile 3 non-stop flight at 150 miles per hour at half-throttlo and 200 at top speed. Mails may bo sorted cn route and dropped or picked up without landing. Storage is provided for lOOOlbs. of mail. It is understood that a test flight to Australia is contemplated. Tho machine could reach Capetown in three days and Darwin in under seven. From Drome to Suburb STAG LANE SOLD FOR £IOO,OOO. Received Friday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, June 16. The Nows-Chronicle says do Havilands have sold the Stag Lano aerodrome of a hundred acres for £IOO,OOO for a site for 1200 houses, the construction of which will employ 2000 men for thirteen months. Do Havilands will retain their Stag Lano factory, but will transfer their flying to Hatfield. More Prizes for Big Flight Received Friday, 9.20 p.m. LONDON, June 16. The Daily Express understands that sinco Mr. Macpherson’s Melbourne offer of £IO,OOO for an England to Australia flight others have mado supplementary offers, so that least £15,000 is available in prizes.