Flight to Jungle
Two Spanish officers in British seaplanes left Cadiz recently to explore the virgin forests of tho Amazon. No white man has been there, and it is believed to bo tlio only jungle left unxplored. The two officers are Captain Ciuitan and Captain Iglcsias, hero of the nonstop) flight in 1921) from Seville to Brazil. The Spanish Ministry of Education has voted £300,000 for (lie exploration. They were carrying special masks to ward off tho poisonous mists of the swamps, and, if they aro able to land, they will bring back specimens of both animal and vegetable life. The two machines are litled with 100li.p>. engines, can reach a speed of 125 miles an hour and can climb to 20,000 feet. /
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19351220.2.118
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 300, 20 December 1935, Page 18
Word Count
123Flight to Jungle Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 300, 20 December 1935, Page 18
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in