FLYING BOAT SERVICE
ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA
RECORD PASSENGER LIST
(Reed. June 27, 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 26,
The flying boat Camilla commanded by Captain E. S. Alcock left lor Australia at 5.15 a.m. The Cordelia, commanded by acting-Captain C. F Madge, left at 5.45 a.m.
The flying boats were given a hearty farewell.
The Cordelia carried 12 passengers, the largest number ever to leave England for Australia in one aircraft. Nine journalists, comprise the largest press tour by air in the history of aviation.
The voyagers include Dr. Peterson, professor of geography at Copenhagen University, who is to tour Australia and New Zealand.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 27 June 1938, Page 5
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103FLYING BOAT SERVICE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 27 June 1938, Page 5
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