“SMITHY" HOPS OFF.
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FEELING FIT AGAIN. AUSTRALIA IN THREE DAYS* United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 23. Sir Charles Kings ford Smith departed at. 7 a.m on his flight to Australia. A large crowd of iriends, including Scott. Melrose, and Broadbent, Lire welled him He left despite overnight reports of bad weather in the Mediterranean. Smithy said: “Th.- chill on Sunday gave me a shake-up, but I am now feeling fit. I think I shall bo all right.” He is making for Marseilles, thence to Cairo. It is understood he hopes to reach Australia ii. three* days to demonstrate the practicability of a last air-mail service with a lull pay load. Later. Smithv arrived at Marseilles at 10.30 a.in. NON STOP FLIGHT. 3,000 MILE HOP. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LA INDON * • - 23. We may not hear from Sir Charles Kings ford Smith for long alter leaving Marseilles, one of Smith’s colleagues told the Sun-Herald supporting a statement attributed to Smith in the “Evening News” that he intended taking on sufficient petrol at Marseilles for a non-stop flight of 3000 miles, stopping only at Baghdad, Allahabad, Singapore and Darwin.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13089, 24 October 1935, Page 5
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190“SMITHY" HOPS OFF. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13089, 24 October 1935, Page 5
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