AIRMEN REACH BAGDAD.
SOUTHERN CROSS FLIGHT.
A LANDING AT BASRA.
ATHENS THE NEXT OBJECTIVE
Australian Press Association—United Servico BAGDAD. July 7.
Tho monoplane Southern Cross, with Squadron-Loader Kingsford Smith, FlightLieutenant G. T. P. Ulm (copilots), Mr. H. A. Litchfield (navigator), and Mr. T. H. MeWilliams (wireless operator), which loft Karachi at 5.55 a.m. yesterday in continuation of tho (light to England, did not land at Bunder Abbas, Persia, but flew on to Basra, Irak. Tho airmen reached Basra at 12.45 a.m. to-day . and left again immediately for Bagdad. They arrived hero and will leavo for Athens to-morrow. Following are deUails of The flight of tho Southern Cross to date:— June 25.—Loft Richmond, Sydnoy, for Derby, Western Australia, about 2100 miles. Juno 26. —Arrived at Derby after flight of 22 hours 5 minutes. Juno 27.—Left Derby for Singapore, about 2020 miles. June 28.—Arrived at Singapore. June 29.—Left Singapore and landed at Singora, Siam, about 458 miles. Juno 30.—'Arrived at Rangoon, Burma, from Singora, about 690 miles. July 2.—Left Rangoon and arrived at Calcutta, about 660 miles. July 3.—Flow from Calcutta to Allahabad, about 460 miles. July 4. —Flew from Allahabad to Karachi, about 890 miles. July 6.—Left Karachi for Basra and Bagdad, Irak. July 7.—Arrived at Basra from Karachi, about 1350 miles; flew on to Bagdad, about 320 miles from Basra.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20302, 9 July 1929, Page 11
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