TWENTY-MINUTE FLIGHT FOR SEVENTEEN

Northern Advocate, 28 December 1937, Page 6

TWENTY-MINUTE FLIGHT FOR SEVENTEEN

rshvri rl Tc “Northern Advocate ”l AUCKLAND, This Day.

The Imperial Airways flying-boat Centaurus made a 20-minute flight early this afternoon with a party of guests including the Governor-General, Viscount Galway,' and Lady Galway, Viscount Coke, cousin of Lady Galway, the Hon. P. Fraser, the Hon. P. C. Webb, the Hon. W. Lee Martin, RearAdmiral Drummond, Mr Harold Gatty, Contain Edwin Musick. SquadronLeader Wilkes, Mr R. A. Falla, and newspaper representatives. The party numbered 17, plus crew.

Similar Flights In South

From a perfect take-off, with Captain Burgess at the controls, the Centaurus flew over the North Shore and Rangitoto, thence out of the city and back over the North Shore, making a perfect landing down harbour. The flying-boat made a second flight at 2.30 this afternoon with a party of guests. On the southern cruise, similar flights will be made at Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Centaurus will fly over as many towns as possible, in crder to give New Zealanders a view of the giant flying-boat in the air.

Interest In First Pacific Mail.

Extraordinary interest is being taken in the first Pacific air mails to leave by the Samoan Clipper early tomorrow morning. Up till last evening more than ICOO letters and postcards had been received from all parts of the Dominion. There was a tremendous influx today and long queues waited their turn at the Chief Post Office.