ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND
A LIGHTNING PLIGHT CONTEMPLATED
(By Xlaotrlo Telegraph.—Copyright.! UustiaJUn * N.Z. C*bl« AuoeUtion.)
LONDON, 28th Dec. Flight-Commander Courtney is- planning a lightning flight to New Zealand by means of non-stop flights of 1200 miles day and night; using a large multiengined flying boat. The scheme is still immature. ' " \
IN SEVEN DAYS
(Sun Cable.)
(Received 29th Dec, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON,' 28th Dec
Courtney proposes to reach New Zealand in seven days at a speed of 100 miles hourly. He was Rejected in attempting to join the Air Force in war time because he wore glasses and therefore was valueless as a pilot. He enlisted as a mechanic and returned from France with the rank of Flight-Com-mander.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 29 December 1926, Page 5
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117ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 29 December 1926, Page 5
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