ROYAL AIR FORCE
MOVEMENTS OF SQUADRONS CRUISE TO MEDITERRANEAN British Wireless RUGBY, Jan. 13 Twelve Vincent aircraft of No. 4 and 5 B Squadron, under the command rf Wing-Commander A. K. Churchman, will leave Heliopolis. Egypt, for India, on an inter-command and Colonial development flight to-day. The machines will reach Ri sal pur ou Tuesday and will leave for their return journey on February 5.
Four London flying-boats of the No. 201 Squadron, under the commandingofficer, Squadron-Leader J. D. Breakey, will leave Calshot to-morrow for a cruise to the Mediterranean and Lisbon. The outward route will be via Hourtin, Berre, Malta, Algiers, Gibraltar and Lisbon. The flying-boats will reach Gibraltar on January 21 and Lisbon on January 20, and will leave again next day, returning to Calshot on January 27.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22627, 15 January 1937, Page 9
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130ROYAL AIR FORCE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22627, 15 January 1937, Page 9
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